(1894-02-28)February 28, 1894 Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Died
December 9, 1984(1984-12-09) (aged 90) San Francisco, California, United States
Buried
Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, United States
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Army
Years of service
1915–1954
Rank
Lieutenant General
Service number
0-3801
Unit
Field Artillery Branch
Commands held
Sixth United States Army United States Army War College United States Army Field Artillery School I Corps 11th Airborne Division
Battles/wars
Mexican Expedition World War I World War II
Awards
Distinguished Service Cross Army Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star (3) Legion of Merit Bronze Star (3) Air Medal (2)
Other work
Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization (1954–62)
Lieutenant General Joseph May Swing (February 28, 1894 – December 9, 1984) was a senior United States Army officer, who fought in World War I and commanded the 11th Airborne Division during the campaign to liberate the Philippines in World War II.
Lieutenant General JosephMaySwing (February 28, 1894 – December 9, 1984) was a senior United States Army officer, who fought in World War I and commanded...
Operation Wetback was an immigration law enforcement initiative created by JosephSwing, the Director of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service...
(1945–1947) Watson B. Miller (1947–1950) Argyle Mackey (1951–1954) JosephMaySwing (1954–1962) Raymond Farrel (1962–1973) Leonard F. Chapman Jr. (1973–1977)...
A swing bridge (or swing span bridge) is a movable bridge that can be rotated horizontally around a vertical axis. It has as its primary structural support...
Paratroopers. At the time, the 11th Airborne Division, commanded by General JosephMaySwing defended the Burauen area. The Japanese aimed to recapture eastern...
became generals were Joseph T. McNarney, Henry Aurand, James Van Fleet, Stafford LeRoy Irwin, John W. Leonard, JosephMaySwing, Paul J. Mueller, Charles...
ordered 11th Airborne Division commander Major general JosephMaySwing to form a committee—the Swing Board—composed of air force, parachute, glider infantry...
mood swings are severe, they may be categorized as part of a mental illness, such as bipolar disorder, where erratic and disruptive mood swings are a...
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (/ˈbaɪdən/ BY-dən; born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who is the 46th and current president of the United States...
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general who served as Commander in Chief of the Pacific Air Forces JosephMaySwing (Kappa) – United States Army lieutenant general Alfonse M. D’Amato...
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become standards within gypsy jazz, including "Minor Swing", "Daphne", "Belleville", "Djangology", "Swing '42", and "Nuages". The jazz guitarist Frank Vignola...
Pressure swing adsorption (PSA) is a technique used to separate some gas species from a mixture of gases (typically air) under pressure according to the...
pendulum is a device made of a weight suspended from a pivot so that it can swing freely. When a pendulum is displaced sideways from its resting, equilibrium...
Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American clarinetist and bandleader, known as the "King of Swing". From 1936 until the mid-1940s...
Gypsy jazz (also known as gypsy swing, jazz manouche or hot club-style jazz) is a musical idiom inspired by the Romani jazz guitarist Jean "Django" Reinhardt...
series such as Born on the Fourth of July, The Freshman, A Midnight Clear, Swing Kids, Broken Arrow, Luke Cage, Career Opportunities, Red Dragon and World...
Joseph Alois Schumpeter (German: [ˈʃʊmpeːtɐ]; February 8, 1883 – January 8, 1950) was an Austrian political economist. He served briefly as Finance Minister...