Military Involvement
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Chester Harold Swain was born June 26, 1921 to Edwin Richard and Emma Christena Olson Swain. He died May 25, 2015 and is buried in Victoria Cemetery, Massena, IA.
Chester served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 394th Fighter Squadron, Ninth Air Force, as an airplane mechanic, in Normandy, France and Germany.
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Lester Glenn Swain was born June 26, 1921 to Edwin Richard and Emma Christena Olson Swain. He died Dec. 1, 2002 and is buried in Victoria Cemetery, Massena, IA.
Pvt. Swain served in World War II with the U.S. Army 351st Infantry.
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Lewis Edwin Swain was born Jan. 24, 1919 to Edwin and Emma Christena Olson Swain. He died Jan. 27, 1970 and is buried in Victoria Cemetery, Massena, IA.
Cpl. Swain served in World War II with the U.S. Army 3rd Division.
Source: ancestry.com
Albert Dale Swanson was born July 6, 1920 to John Emmanuel and Ella Jeanette Goessling Swanson. He died Sept. 4, 2002 and is buried in Newton Union Cemetery, Newton, IA.
Albert served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Source: ancestry.com
Andrew Jackson “Andy” Swolley was born Jan. 28, 1912 to Charles H. and Ella T. Gillett Swolley. He died Oct. 3, 2000.
Andrew served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Frank Cecil Swolley was born Sept. 21, 1912 to William and Mary Randolph Swolley. He died Sept. 16, 1978 and is buried in Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, IL.
Chief Warrant Officer Swolley served in World War II with the U.S. Army, Signal Office General Headquarters, Far East Command, Tokyo, Japan. He also served in Korea.
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Kenneth Virgil Swolley was born Apr. 23, 1918 to William and Mary Randolph Swolley. He died Oct. 30, 2008 and is buried in Alexandria National Cemetery, Pineville, LA.
Sgt. Swolley served in World War II with the U.S. Army 168th Infantry, 34th Division.
Source: ancestry.com
James Mervin Swope was born Nov. 9, 1917 to James M. and Rachel C. Frizzell Swope. He died Sept. 9, 2009 and is buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, Oakland, IA.
James served in World War II with the U.S. Army 113th Cavalry Reconnaissance and served in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar 2019