Buckatunna in Wayne County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Major General Ira Platt Swift

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015

1. Major General Ira Platt Swift Marker

Inscription. Born at Chicora, Mississippi, in February 1898, Ira Platt Swift graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1919. Decorated many times for distinguished service, Swift commanded combat units in Europe in World War II and in the Korean War. His last command was V Corps, NATO, 1953. He died July 1987 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Erected 1995 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, Korean • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1898.

Location. 31° 33.457′ N, 88° 34.15′ W. Marker is in Buckatunna, Mississippi, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of Buckatunna-Chicora-Clara Road and Chicora-State Line Road, on the right when traveling west on Buckatunna-Chicora-Clara Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1785 Buckatunna-Chicora-Clara Road, Buckatunna MS 39322, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi and in the Pine Belt.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Buckatunna (approx. 2.8 miles away); General James Patton (approx. 4.3 miles away); Winchester

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(approx. 4.8 miles away); Wayne County Agricultural High School (approx. 7.7 miles away); Jesse Rodgers (approx. 7.8 miles away); Lettie Bryant and Leo Turner (approx. 8.8 miles away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 9.2 miles away); Philadelphus Church (approx. 9.3 miles away).

Also see . . . Promotion & Service TImelines. (Submitted on January 18, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Nearby Democratic/Republican precinct building. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015

2. Nearby Democratic/Republican precinct building.

Looking southwest towards Chicora-State Line Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015

3. Looking southwest towards Chicora-State Line Road

Looking westerly towards Chicora First Baptist Church. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015

4. Looking westerly towards Chicora First Baptist Church.

Major General Ira Platt Swift (second from right) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by U.S. Army, September 15, 1952

5. Major General Ira Platt Swift (second from right)

From left to right, Lieutenant General Joseph M. Swing, unidentified man in background, Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, Major General Ira P. Swift, and Colonel P. Hogan stand at the demonstration of the Army XH-26 Helicopter at Torrance Airport in Torrance, California.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 786 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 18, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.