Name:
Robert Edward Swanson
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
519487
Unit:
4th Marine Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-07-21
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
Courts of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Robert Edward Swanson was born on April 20, 1925, in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois. He served in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade as a Private First Class during World War II. He was declared Missing in Action on July 21, 1944, during the Battle for Guam. His remains were not recovered or identified.