Military Involvement
| Servicemen * Sw- surnames |
Clarence Peter “Buster" Sweat was born Mar. 1, 1921 to John Elmer and Elizabeth Boltz Sweat. He died July 28, 2008 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lansing, IA.
Cpl. Sweat served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
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Levi Lester Sweat was born Oct. 13, 1915 to John Elmer and Elizabeth Boltz Sweat. He died Dec. 15, 1993 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lansing, IA.
MSgt. Sweat served in World War II with the U.S. Army 754th Engineer Parts Supply Company.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald Peter Sweeney was born Jan. 12, 1926 to Peter and Edith Deeney Sweeney. He died Apr. 22, 1988 and is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Waukon, IA.
Donald served in World War II with the U.S. Army and received the European-African Middle Eastern Theatre ribbon, Victory medal, and Army of Occupation medal (Germany).
Source: ancestry.com
Raymond William Sweeney was born Apr. 21, 1918 to William Joseph and Alice Mae Williams Sweeney. He died June 26, 1967 and is buried in Gethsemane Cemetery, Lansing, IA.
Chief Petty Officer Sweeney served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Columbia (CL-56) and USS Pennsylvania (BB-38). He was serving on the Pennsylvania, stationed at Pearl Harbor during the Dec. 7 attack on the Naval Station.
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Robert Joseph Sweeney was born Feb. 10, 1920 to William J. and Alice Sweeney. He died May 13, 2009 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lansing, IA.
Sgt. Sweeney served in World War II with the U.S. Army in the South Pacific.
Source: ancestry.com
Arlynn Horace Swenson was born Aug. 24, 1926 to Jacob H. and Nora Megorden Swenson. He died Sept. 25, 2001 and is buried in Old East Paint Creek Cemetery, Waterville, IA.
Sgt. Swenson served in World War II with the U.S. Army 3061st Quartermaster Graves Registration Platoon, Headquarters 8th Army, Quartermaster Section.
Source: ancestry.com
Otis B. Swenson was born Nov. 5, 1915 to Louis and Bertha Sando Swenson. He died July 23, 1986 and is buried in Old East Paint Church Cemetery, Waterville, IA.
Otis served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Jul 2019