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SWANSON, Gordon Wallace - Date of
birth
24 June 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37171997 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
2 October 1944 - Place of
death
Paris, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 30 | 55 |
Immediate family
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Members
Emil Swanson (father)
Linda (Hawkinson) Swanson (mother)
Howard Swanson (brother)
Florence H. Swanson (wife)
More information
Pvt Gordon W. Swanson enlisted in March 1942. He went overseas in April 1944.He died of infantile paralysis in a Paris hospital.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Solers, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census / Minnesota Birth Index, www.newspapers.com – The Minneapolis Star Minnesota - 24 November 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.newspapers.com – The Minneapolis Star Minnesota - 24 November 1944