Joseph May Swing Lieutenant General, Unied States Army |
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of Michael T. Stein:
Lieutenant General Joseph May Swing Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, February 28,
1894
Cadet U.S. Military Academy 1911-15
Second Lieutenant 1915
Served with 4th Field Artillery 1915-16
Distinguished Service Cross
A Personal Remembrance From Cleo M. Browne, 29 May 2004: My Father served under General Swing in Sapporo, Japan in approximately 1946 - 1948. My Father was his Provost Marshall and his name was Reneau S. McAlister. My Mother and I joined my Father there and I was just a little 7 year old girl. General and Mrs. Swing were always kind and thoughtful to us. My Father delighted in serving under the General, because he was quite a character and had a good sense of humor. It was Japan just after the war and we were on Hokkaido, supplies were limited and I had a little birthday party my Mother gave for me and their were no balloons so my Mother and her lady friends improvised (I'll leave to your imagination what can be blown up as balloons...that little children (at least in that day and age) would not know the difference. Anyway that afternoon General Swing said to my Dad that he was aware of the little party in the hotel for me (we lived in the hotel before the camp was built) and why didn't they walk over and surprise us. Well, it was quite the surprise, and my Father thought he would pass out when they got there and saw the "balloons" being batted around. General Swing had a good laugh. He and his wife were good people. My Father passed away in May of 1986 and my Mother, whose name was Nelle died in June of 1992. I can't close without mentioning that I have this great photo of me, my Mother and Maryann Swing riding in a jeep in Japan. My parents were very fond of Maryann also. Cleo M. Browne, Sarasota, Florida
U.S. Army Photo 
Photo By Michael Robert Patterson, 1999 Posted: 30 December 2001 Updated: 31 May 2003 Updated: 4 May 2004 Updated: 29 May 2004 Updated: 17 September 2005 Updated: 1 January 2006 |
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