Raymond A. Szwak

Rank: Private First Class, U.S. Army

Serial Number: 12211885

Unit: 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division

Entered service from: New Jersey

Died: March 24, 1945

Burial: Plot D, Row 19, Grave 4, Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands

Awards: Purple Heart

Private First Class Raymond Anthony Szwak was born in Camden, NJ, on September 26, 1926. He entered the Army in June of 1943. He volunteered for the parachute infantry, and received training at Fort Eustace, VA, Camp McCain, MS, and Fort Benning, GA.

Private Raymond Szwak was killed in action during airborne operations near Wesel, Germany, on March 24, 1945. He was survived by his parents, a brother, Stephen, and a sister, Eleanore.