Feb. 15, 1917-Feb. 21, 2006
George Swindle Jr. died Feb. 21, 2006. He was born in Fayette County, Ala., the sixth of 14 children, to George W. Swindle Sr. and Hassie Lee Gardner.
Mr. Swindle grew up working on the family farm and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1937. His real desire was to join the Navy, and he was able to “buy out” of the Army on July 3, 1939, while stationed at…