Swain County's war dead included men lost in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Those named from World War I were William H. Barker, Everett R. Bates, Charlie Cathy, John T. Cochran, Walter I. Franklin, Caro N. Freeman, William Kincaid, James L. Leaiherwood, Earnest L. Mashburn, William Mason, Fred Mathis, Grady Moore, James R. Queen, Finley M. Shuler, William A. Shuler, William B. Stephenson, Andy Styles, Floyd C. Turner, John W. Wiggins, and Benn Winchester. Those named from World War II were Robert H. Allen, James E. Barb, Grady H. Barker, Stuart Bradley, Joseph L. Breedlove, James M. Brogden, Omer A. Buchanan, Willard J. Burns, Earl L. Byrd, Ray Camby, Boyd Catt, Julius W. Childers, Edward W. Clark, Clayton C. Cline, Otis Q. Cole, Charles Conley, Arnold H. Cook, Clarence W. Dehart, Ranson A. Dehart, Adam J. Dillis, Adam W. Driver, Noah W. Earls, Joseph C. Edwards, William A. Edwards, Ora L. Elders, Harley Franks, Robert E. Gibson, Adam S. Grant, Russell Hamilton, Charles E. Hammock, Edward Hardin, Horace L. Hyde, Clifford C. Jenkins, Arnold G. Jones, Wayne Lambert, James R. Lemons, Clarence Lequire, Willie L. Maney, Walter R. Mason, Jackson Murphy, Clarence A. Nations, Rueus D. Otter, Edward Parris, Estes E. Payne, Hubert Queen, Earl J. Rolland, Isaac Ross, David E. Rosser, Joshua Shell, Ernest Smith, John C. Thomasson, Enos Thompson, Austin Wahneeta, William D. Wiggins, Clyde H. Wilson, George J. Wilson, Olin R. Cunningham, Clyde Jr. Meadows, Jack P. Cochran, and Gola G. Gibby. Those named from the Korean War were Charles Arch George and Charles E. Charles. Those named from the Vietnam War were Curtis Breedlove, Wayne Jenkins, James E. Lakey, Douglas R. Sutton, James W. Tuck, and Morris.