Highest Honors Special Operations POW / MIA
United States of America
Headstone of Herbert Vanarden Swindell
Headstone of Herbert Vanarden Swindell
U.S. Air Force · United States United States

Herbert Vanarden Swindell

Brigadier General
1923 – 2010
4 wars 1 assignment

Brigadier General Herbert Vanarden Swindell served in the U.S. Air Force for 36 years and 8 months. Herbert served in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Herbert was 86 years old.

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Branch

U.S. Air Force · 1943 – 1980

Highest rank

Brigadier General

Wars

World War IIKorean WarVietnam WarCold War
Service Record
U.S. Air Force
1943 – 1980
Conflicts
World War II Korean War Vietnam War Cold War
Burial Information
Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery ↗
Section 54
Grave 6271
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Laid nearby · Section 54

8,206 others are held in this section; these are the nearest stones.

Susanne MaxeyGrave 6270William Frank MaxeyGrave 6270Tommie J WillsGrave 6227Edward A LongGrave 6312Teddy WaxmanGrave 6272Thomas McCoy FieldsGrave 6313Patricia FieldsGrave 6313Barbara JonesGrave 6226Edward Mitchell JonesGrave 6226Robert E ChamberlenGrave 6228Henry G RobertsGrave 6311Ruth RobertsGrave 6311
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