The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Duane Adelbert Swinford
Rank
Captain, U.S. Marine Corps
Unit
513 MAR FTR SQ 33 MAR AIR GP
Date of Death
July 15, 1952
Captain Swinford was the pilot of a F7F-3N Tigercat fighter with the Marine Night Fighter Squadron 513, Marine Air Group 33, 1st Marine Air Wing. On July 15, 1952, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, exploded and crashed. He was listed as Missing in Action and He was presumed dead on December 17, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.