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In Memoriam · 30 June 2022
Morris Swackhammer was born on May 12, 1924, in Wyalusing, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, to Morris Austin Swackhammer and Beulah Youngs Swackhammer. He grew up with two older brothers and a younger sister. Private First Class SWACKHAMMER joined the United States Army in Binghamton, New York, in 1942. In the second half of 1943 SWACKHAMMER was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry "Texas' Division. He particpated in the Italian campaign in 1943, where he...