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Major General Ira Platt Swift
Buckatunna Chicora Clara Rd.,
MS,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
31° 33' 27.1692",
-88° 34' 10.2504"
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Mississippi State
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Born at Chicora, Mississippi, in February 1898, Ira Platt Swift graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1919. Decorated many times for distinguished service, Swift commanded combat units in Europe in World War II in the Korean War. His last command was the V Corps, NATO, 1953. He died July 1987 and his buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Last updated: 6/17/2009 10:15:00 |
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Major General Ira Platt Swift Mississippi
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