Lawrence L. Swan
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Lawrence L. Swan was inducted into the Army on March 19, 1943, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Home at entry: Duluth, Minnesota.
He served as a Private First Class and infantryman with the 506th Parachute Infantry Regtiment of the 101st Airborne Division in Normandy, Ardennes (Bastogne), Rhineland, and Central Europe.
Mr. Swan was awarded the following: Bronze Star Medal, Presidential Unit Citation with Oak Leaf Cluster, Combat Infantryman Badge, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with four bronze battle stars, World War II Victory Medal, three overseas service bars, Parachutist's Wings, and Bronze Arrowhead.
He was honorably discharged on January 1, 1946, at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, 316.
