SWANEE

World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938 - 1946

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 37418200

NAME SWANSON ROBERT H RESIDENCE: STATE IOWA COUNTY EMMET

PLACE-ENLISTMENT FT DES MOINES IOWA, DATE-ENLISTMENT 10 June,'42 GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private

NATIVITY IOWA YEAR OF BIRTH 19 RACE AND CITIZENSHIP White, citizen

EDUCATION 1 year of high school CIVILIAN OCCUPATION General farmers

MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents

COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 7 Selectees (Enlisted Men)

*** National WWII Memorial, Washington, D.C.

Registry~NARA~War Department Files

Honoree Hometown Service Source

Robert Harold 'Swanee' Swanson Ottumwa, IA U.S. Army Air Forces

Missouri Disabled American Veterans Chapter 67

Robert Harold 'Swanee' Swanson

BRANCH OF SERVICE: U.S. Army Air Forces

HOMETOWN: Ottumwa, IA

HONORED BY: Missouri Disabled American Veterans Chapter 67

ACTIVITY DURING WWII

A DECORATED B-25 BOMBER PILOT, FLYING OVER 70 COMBAT MISSIONS IN THE

EUROPEAN THEATER.

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01 Jan 1925 IOWA~State Census/Estherville/Emmet Co./IOWA/Roll:IA1925_1676/Line: 18 Household Members:

Name Age

Bert S Swanson/Head of Household39

Allen C Carlson/Wife/22 (Ellen-->Carlson is her MAIDEN name)

Kinneth S Swanson/Son/8

Robert H Swanson/Son/5

Wilburn A Swanson/Son/1

Andrew A Swanson/Father/75

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1930 Census/Estherville/Emmet Co./Iowa/Roll 651/ED-12/Page: 8A

Household Members: Name Age

Bert Swanson/Head of Household/44

Ellen Swanson/Wife/32

Kenneth Swanson/Son/14

Robert Swanson/Son/10

Wilburn Swanson/Son/6

Andrew Swanson/Father/80