 Volunteer
Killed In Vietnam Battle
Buffalo, N.Y. (AP)
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Army Sgt Larry R. Swisher, 21, who quit
the West Point Preparatory School to volunteer for duty
in Vietnam, was killed in the Asian country Sunday
during a battle near Saigon, his family said Thursday.
Swisher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Swisher, was a member of the
82nd Airborne Division.
[Utica
NY Daily Press, Friday, March 11, 1969]
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Four New Yorkers Dead in Vietnam
by the Associated Press
Four more upstate New York servicemen
have died in Vietnam, the Defense Department announced Monday.
Killed in action were Army Sergeants David S. Pellew, Goshen, and
Larry R. Swisher, Buffalo.
Marine Pfc David B.
Arnott, Liverpool, was reported to have died of wounds.
On the list of those who died not as a result of hostile action was
Marine Lance Cpl Richard L. Malone, Williamson.
[The
Evening Times, Sayre, PA, 26 Mar 1969, Wed, Page 12] |
(courtesy of Jay Boone)
Grave marker for Sgt Larry R. Swisher in
Section 19, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo (Erie county), New York.
He is also honored on Panel 29W, Row 56 of the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial, Washington, DC.
Sgt Swisher was awarded the Purple Heart and the New York State
Conspicuous Service Cross. |
Volunteer
Killed In Vietnam Battle
