Historical Marker
Major General Ira Platt Swift
Buckatunna, Wayne County · Mississippi
Erected 1995
Swift's career ran through armor and airborne units. He commanded the 14th Armored Regiment of the 9th Armored Division from July 1942 to July 1943 and the 66th Armored Regiment of the 2nd Armored Division from October 1944. From December 1944 to May 1945 he was assistant commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, and he received the Soviet Order of the Patriotic War First Class with it. In Korea he led the 25th Infantry Division for a year from July 1951 and received the Distinguished Service Medal.
Where it stands
31.55760, -88.56920 · Directions
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