Robert Lee Swofford
1922 - 2014
Robert Lee Swofford
1922 - 2014
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BORN
1922
DIED
2014
Robert Swofford Obituary
Capt. Robert Lee Swofford passed away on November 3, 2014. Graveside Service will be Monday, November 17 at Rolling Oaks Memorial Center in Coppell.
Robert always said that he had lived a life of dreams. He was born on a side hill share crop farm. Robert joined the Army and participated in maneuvers in Louisiana in the summer of 1941. There are Historical Markers at the old camp gates. He learned to fly and took a B-24 and crew to England via South America and Africa. There he participated in the largest Air Armada that the world would ever see. He led twelve plane formations on D-Day that destroyed a bridge at Caen, delaying the German tanks for a crucial three hours allowing the British time to land anti tank guns. After a year of flying transport New York to Paris Robert joined Capitol Airlines and flew with some of the pilots that started the airline industry. He then flew a number of different aircraft and thirty six and one half years later retired off of the largest aircraft in the world. From the age of eight he had a dreamed of flying planes and he managed to pull it off.
On November 14, 2014 at 11 a.m. in Ft. Sam Houston, MacArthur Field, San Antonio he will be awarded the Medal of Knight in the French Order of the Legion of Honor.
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November 11, 2015
I always enjoyed listening to your stories as a child. A hero always in my eyes.
-Denise O
November 16, 2014
Lee was a true "greatest generation hero" who saved the world. I always
enjoyed seeing, talking & listening to his adventures at MOWW functions. He always smiled and was glad to see you. He will be missed and may he rest in peace.
November 16, 2014
A true greatest generation hero who literally saved the world. I always enjoyed seeing him, talking and listening to him at MOWW gatherings. He always had a great smile which said "glad to see you". I will not forget him. It is an honor to have known him and may he rest in peace.
LTC King Moss II, USA (RET)
Lee at Normandy, 70 years later
Don Munson
November 15, 2014
Lee has slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings. Rest in Peace gentle warrior. The world is a lesser place without you.
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LT Walt Laidlaw USN
November 12, 2014
With Veteran's Day yesterday, Lee's wonderful stories become vivid and alive in our memory. He was a great example of the “Greatest Generation” through his spirit, patriotism and love of country. For me my only regret is that I didn't know Lee better. He is missed.
Tracy Fisher
November 11, 2014
What a delight and honor it has been to know Lee! I enjoyed speaking with him any chance I got at MOWW. He told wonderful stories that he seemed to remember as if they had just happened. Sharp-witted and caring of others, Lee was a patriot of the Greatest Generation. He will not be forgotten.
Sherry Reddick
November 5, 2014
In 2007, I walked the beaches of Normandy and heard the testimony of a retired physician who was the only survivor from his unit.
Sir, those of us left on earth thank you for your precious service giving us our freedoms.
Colonel Joe Cordina
November 5, 2014
A World War II American Patriot who placed the mission above self - a real hero in the truest sense of the word - he will be missed by his many companions at the Military Order of the World Wars, Dallas Chapter. God Bless Lee and God Bless America, the land that he loved!
Ron Forest
November 5, 2014
Lee was a dear friend and I will surely miss him and our visits together as we attended many military functions. He was a patriot who loved his country as he loved his family, friends, and brothers-in-arms. COL Ron Forest, USA-Ret
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