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Joseph R. Sweda
Specialist Four
C CO, 2ND BN, 502ND INFANTRY, 101ST ABN DIV, USARV Army of the United States Gowanda, New York November 07, 1944 to October 25, 1965 JOSEPH R SWEDA is on the Wall at Panel 2E, Line 134 |
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SP4 JOSEPH R SWEDA
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REMEMBEREDby his niece,Tara Sanchez sweda2005@aol.com |
A Note from The Virtual WallOn 18 September 1965 the recently arrived 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division launched Operation GIBRALTAR, an air assault aimed at VC and North Vietnamese units headquartered at An Ninh, a tiny village located about 28 kilometers east-northeast of the Brigade's base at An Khe. A summary of the action and a list of the US servicemen who died as a result of it can be found on The Virtual Wall's "Battle of An Ninh" memorial.Sp4 Joseph Sweda survived An Ninh, but within five weeks he was dead from malaria. |
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