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Born Axtell, NE.b Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, June 16, 1904 to Feb. 14, 1908, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to (Second Lieut., 26th Infantry) Served: En route to and at Camp Daraga, Luzon, P. I., July 7, 1908 to May 5, 1909, and June 5 to –––––. Vol. VI (Francis Ludwick Sward, Born Nov. 16, 1882.) Entered the Academy and was graduated as Francis Jones Ludwick Sward; name changed as above, Nov. 21, 1908. Military History. — Second Lieut., 26th Infantry, Feb. 14, 1908. At Camp Daraga, Luzon, P. I., July 7, 1908 to May 5, 1909; on leave of absence and en route to U. S., May 6 to July 14, 1909; at Fort Wayne, Mich., with company, July 22, 1909, to December, 1912; (at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind., with regiment at Camp of Instruction, August and September, 1910; Battalion Quartermaster and Commissary, Sept. 27, 1911, to Nov. 21, 1912; at U. S. Military Academy, Instructor in Department of Law, Dec. 9 to 15, 1912; on leave of absence from Dec. 15, 1912. Resigned, Jan. 11, 1913. 1st Lieut. and Adjutant, 31st Michigan Infantry, Feb. 1, 1913 to May, 1915; qualified as Major of Infantry, Section Officers' Reserve Corps, June, 1916; called into active service as Major of Infantry May 10, 1917; at Fort Sheridan, Ill., Instructor First Officers' Training Camp, May 11 to Sept. 1, 1917; with 338th Infantry, 85th Division, Sept. 1, 1917, to April 3, 1918; with 310th Military Police, April 3 to Aug. 19, 1918; at Cosne, France organized and commanded Classification Camp, 4th Depot Division, to Oct. 15, 1918; organized and commanded 2d Army Regional Replacement Classification Camp Ford, Oct. 15 to Nov. 25, 1918; Secretary to General Staff and Assistant G‑3, 9th Corps, Nov. 25 to Dec. 15, 1918; transferred to 85th Division and assigned to 340th Infantry, Dec. 15, 1918; sick in hospital, Jan. 7 to (Lieut.‑Colonel of Infantry, U. S. A., March 2, 1919) June 6, 1919, (overseas duty, July 22, 1918, to April 23, 1919); Honorably Discharged, June 6, 1919. Civil History. — Attorney-at‑Law: Address: 2005 Dime Bank Building, Detroit, Mich. Vol. VII Entered the Academy and was graduated as Francis Jones Ludwick Sward; name changed as above, Nov. 21, 1908. Military History: — Second Lieutenant of Infantry, Feb. 14, 1908. Resigned, Jan. 11, 1913. p804 Lieutenant-Colonel, Temporary, of Infantry, Mar. 2, 1919. Honorably Discharged, June 6, 1919. Major of Infantry, Reserve Corps, Mar. 28, 1922. Lieutenant-Colonel of Infantry, Mar. 28, 1925. Civil History: — Attorney at Law; Member, Board of Water Commissioners, City of Detroit, 1921‑1925; President, Reserve Officers' Associations of the United States, 1921‑1922. Address: 800 Penobscot Building, Detroit, Mich. Vol. VIII Entered the Academy and was graduated as Francis Jones Ludwick Sward; name changed as above, Nov. 21, 1908. Military History: — 2nd Lt. Inf., Feb. 14, 1908. Resigned, Jan. 11, 1913. Lt.‑Col. Inf., Mar. 28, 1925. Died, Feb., 1939,c at Detroit, Mich.: Aged 56. Portrait and obituary at West Point Association of Graduates.º Buried, West Point Cemetery, West Point, NY. |
a1 a2 In the Register's initial listing, Vol. V, Edward Sward's entry is 4697, with class rank 56, and entry 4698 with class rank 57 is assigned to Edward Seery Hayes; in Vol. VI and all subsequent Supplements, their order is reversed. No note of correction is given anywhere. I've adopted the later numbering.
b Col. Sward's birthplace is from the memorial article and biographical sketch at West Point Association of Graduates.
c Sic. In the WPAOG memorial article, the date of his death is given as Jan. 5, 1939.
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