Robert J. Swanson
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Robert J. Swanson was inducted into the Army on March 31, 1942, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Home at entry: Hibbing, Minnesota.
He served as a Private First Class and combat correspondent with Company G of the 32nd Infantry Regiment in the Aleutian Islands, Eastern Mandates, Southern Philippines, and Ryukyu Islands. He was wounded in action.
Mr. Swanson was awarded the following: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with four bronze battle stars, World War II Victory Medal, six overseas service bars, and Philippine Liberation Medal with two bronze stars.
He was honorably discharged on October 31, 1945, at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, 317.
