Name:
Carl J. Swanson
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1918-10-05
State:
Michigan
Cemetery:
Idlewild Cemetery, Kent City, Michigan
Plot:
Lot #188, Old Section
Row:
Grave:
5
Decoration:
Comments:
Carl J. Swanson was born on May 27, 1887, in Kent City, Michigan. He married Anna Schecter on August 26, 1918, in Chicago, Illinois. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I as a Private in Company G, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died from his wounds received in battle on October 5, 1918 (at the age of 31) and is now buried in Idlewild Cemetery, Kent City, Kent County, Michigan, USA.