Name:
Clarence Howard Edwin Swanson
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-688220
Unit:
561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-02-20
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Evergreen Cemetery, Lee, New York
Plot:
Section 19
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Clarence Howard Edwin Swanson was born in 1921. He served in the 561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group (Heavy), as a Second Lieutenant and bombardier of #42-39894 "Boomerang Barbara" aircraft during World War II. A member of the Payne crew, he was killed when their plane crashed on February 20, 1944. He is now buried in the Evergreen Cemetery, Lee, Oneida County, New York, USA. 2Lt Swanson was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.