Major General Ira Platt Swift - Buckatunna, MS
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N 31° 33.457 W 088° 34.150
16R E 351068 N 3492470
Notes the life of US Army Major General Swift and is located at the intersection of Buckatunna-Chicora-Clara Road and Chicora-State Line Road.
Waymark Code: WMNB5F
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 02/04/2015
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Marker text:
Born at Chicora, Mississippi, in February 1898, Ira Platt Swift graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1919. Decorated many times for distinguished service, Swift commanded combat units in Europe in World War II and in the Korean War. His last command was the V Corps, NATO, 1953. He died July 1987 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Date Installed:: 1995
Organization that placed the object:: The Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
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