Jon Edward Swanson
Captain, U.S. Army
9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Entered the Service From: Denver, Colorado
Date of Birth: May 01, 1942
Date of Death: February 26, 1971
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court B
Honolulu Memorial
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Awards
Medal of Honor (Army)
Captain Swanson was a member of Troop B, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On February 26, 1971, he was the pilot of a Hughes Loach Observation Helicopter (OH-6A) providing close air support to an ambushed South Vietnamese Army convoy in Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia. While making a low pass the aircraft came under fire of two enemy machine guns and crashed. His remains were recovered on September 21, 1995 and identified on February 7, 2002. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. Captain Swanson was awarded the Medal of Honor.
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Captain, U.S. Army
9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Entered the Service From: Denver, Colorado
Date of Birth: May 01, 1942
Date of Death: February 26, 1971
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court B
Honolulu Memorial
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Awards
Medal of Honor (Army)
Captain Swanson was a member of Troop B, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On February 26, 1971, he was the pilot of a Hughes Loach Observation Helicopter (OH-6A) providing close air support to an ambushed South Vietnamese Army convoy in Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia. While making a low pass the aircraft came under fire of two enemy machine guns and crashed. His remains were recovered on September 21, 1995 and identified on February 7, 2002. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. Captain Swanson was awarded the Medal of Honor.
This memorial is a cenotaph
True Burial
Jon Edward Swanson
Captain, U.S. Army
9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Entered the Service From: Denver, Colorado
Date of Birth: May 01, 1942
Date of Death: February 26, 1971
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court B
Honolulu Memorial
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Awards
Medal of Honor (Army)
Captain Swanson was a member of Troop B, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On February 26, 1971, he was the pilot of a Hughes Loach Observation Helicopter (OH-6A) providing close air support to an ambushed South Vietnamese Army convoy in Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia. While making a low pass the aircraft came under fire of two enemy machine guns and crashed. His remains were recovered on September 21, 1995 and identified on February 7, 2002. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. Captain Swanson was awarded the Medal of Honor.
This memorial is a cenotaph
True Burial
Captain, U.S. Army
9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Entered the Service From: Denver, Colorado
Date of Birth: May 01, 1942
Date of Death: February 26, 1971
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court B
Honolulu Memorial
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Awards
Medal of Honor (Army)
Captain Swanson was a member of Troop B, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On February 26, 1971, he was the pilot of a Hughes Loach Observation Helicopter (OH-6A) providing close air support to an ambushed South Vietnamese Army convoy in Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia. While making a low pass the aircraft came under fire of two enemy machine guns and crashed. His remains were recovered on September 21, 1995 and identified on February 7, 2002. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. Captain Swanson was awarded the Medal of Honor.
This memorial is a cenotaph
True Burial
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