Swezey, Lewis H. survey sheet - handwritten Date of Enlistment: Dec. 5, 1918
Military Camps to which went:
* [Camp] Upton
Units to which belonged:
* Co. G, 305 Infantry
Date of trip overseas: May 1, 1918
Service there:
* Argonne Forest.
* Killed in action, October 5, 1918.
Date of return: --
Date of demobilization: --
Honors received: Distinguished Service Cross, awarded June 4, 1919 NOTES No indication which relative filled out the survey in his name and memory.
Camp Upton (Longwood's Journey)
http://www.longwood.k12.ny.us/history/upton/uptonhome.htm
Tiebout, Frank. History of the 305th Infantry (Longwood's Journey)
http://www.longwood.k12.ny.us/history/upton/tiebout/305.htm
The Argonne. In History of the 305th Infantry (Longwood's Journey)
http://www.longwood.k12.ny.us/history/upton/tiebout/3057.htm (Click on "The Argonne")
"S". Full Text Citations for Award of the Distinguished Service Cross,
World War I, to Members of the U.S. Army (Home of Heroes) -- Louis H.
Swezey appears alphabetically, as the 2nd to last entry on this page
http://www.homeofheroes.com/members/02_DSC/citatons/01_wwi_dsc/dsc_05wwi_Army_S.html |
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