Swanson Clarence Howard Edwin

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Clarence Howard Edwin Swanson is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

388th Bomb Group Memorial -RAF Knettishall Station 136

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.