James Arthur Swanson (1923 - 1993)

Born 22 Oct 1923 in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States

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Died 14 Sep 1993 at age 69 in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States

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Biography

James was born in 1923. He was the son of Arthur Swanson and Helen Drake. In World War II he was in the Air Corps with the 305th Troop Carrier Squadron and the 442nd Troop Carrier Group. He was a glider pilot and was shot down in Holland and helped by the Dutch Resistance in 1945. He returned to Ottumwa in 1945. He passed away in 1993.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM1S-Z32 : 13 March 2018), Helen J Swanson in household of Arthur L Swanson, Ottumwa, Center Township, Wapello, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 90-12, sheet 18A, line 40, family 448, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1209.

• "Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8J-554Z : 28 March 2019), James Arthur Swanson, 22 Oct 1923; citing Birth, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMKW-WQJ : accessed 15 April 2019), James A Swanson in household of Jennie M Drake, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 7B, line 91, family 161, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 685; FHL microfilm 2,340,420.

• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMNF-PTV : 5 December 2014), James A Swanson, enlisted 16 Jan 1942, Ft Des Moines, Iowa, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• "Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL2V-BBTG : 11 February 2019), James A Swanson, 14 Sep 1993; citing Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States, The State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.; FHL microfilm 2,210,155.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98473067

• "Iowa, Military Discharge Records, ca.1862 - ca.1976", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CBH-3JWX : 16 February 2021), James A Swanson, 1945.