SWINT GREGORY L

WO1 Gregory L. Swint was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 12/22/1986 at the age of 40.6 from Suicide
Mountian View, CA
Flight Class 67-7
Date of Birth 05/02/1946
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with 170 AHC in 67, 57 AHC in 67-68
This information was provided by Sara DeSalme, SSN deceased search

More detail on this person: Gregory Lee Swint age 40 born 5-2-1946 died 12-22-1986 in Mountian View, CA from Liver Damage/ O.D. suicide.

Inventor of self powered aircycle, designer of a vac-forming shower stalls. Sent home after seccond tour after getting the troups out of enemy fire and being shot in the left foot through the helicopter's floor. Recieved a purple heart and a silver star (?). Father of 4 children, married and divorced once.

Survivors: An estranged son Danny (last name unknown) with his first wife. Three girls, Sara Amber (Saavedra- Swint) DeSalme, Rebecca Anne (Saavedra- Swint) Harutunian, Jennifer Lee Saavedra with Paulette Saavedra. And Grandchild to Rebecca-Kate Harutunian.

I'm looking for people who knew him. I would like to know more about him, he died when I was 9 and we remember very little about him.

From: Sara DeSalme

This information was last updated 05/18/2016

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024