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Francis Upshur Swift 1921 - 2010

Francis Upshur Swift of Wilmington, New Castle County, DE was born on May 16, 1921, and died at age 88 years old on April 3, 2010. Francis Swift was buried at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery Section 2I Row F Site 8 2465 Chesapeake Road, in Bear.
Francis Upshur Swift
Wilmington, New Castle County, DE 19809
May 16, 1921
April 3, 2010
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  • 05/16
    1921

    Birthday

    May 16, 1921
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: TSGT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 04/3
    2010

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    April 3, 2010
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    Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery Section 2I Row F Site 8 2465 Chesapeake Road, in Bear, De 19701
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In 1921, in the year that Francis Upshur Swift was born, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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In 1931, when he was merely 10 years old, on May 1st, the Empire State Building opened in New York City. At 1,454 feet (including the roof and antenna), it was the tallest building in the world until the World Trade Center's North Tower was built in 1970. (It is now the 34th tallest.) Opening at the beginning of the Great Depression, most of the offices in the Empire State Building remained unoccupied for years and the observation deck was an equal source of revenue and kept the building profitable.
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