action was recreated using computer graphics for The History Channel series Dogfights in episode Guadalcanal and Swett himself provided commentary. The episode first aired on November 24, 2006. Swett moved to Redding, California in 2007 where he died on January 18, 2009, in a Redding hospital from heart failure after a lengthy illness. He was buried with full military honors at Northern California Veterans Cemetery in Igo, California. The airport in Trinity Center, California was named in his honor. Awards and decorations His awards and decorations include: Medal of Honor citation See also List of Medal of Honor recipients George C. Axtell Jefferson J. DeBlanc Archie G. Donahue Jeremiah J. O'Keefe References Inline General Further reading Mersky, Commander Peter B. Time of the Aces: Marine Pilots in the Solomons, 1942–1944, Marines in World War II Commemorative Series, History and Museums Division, United States Marine Corps, 1993 External links 1920 births 2009 deaths American World War II flying aces Aviators from Washington (state) Battle of Iwo Jima United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipients Military personnel from Seattle Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) United States Marine Corps colonels United States Marine Corps pilots of World War II United States Naval Aviators World War II recipients of the Medal of Honor United States Navy reservists Recipients of the Air Medal