Kenneth Elmer Swanson
Graduating
Class of 1945
Served in
World War II
Second Lieutenant
Kenneth Elmer Swanson
Army
493rd Bombardment Squadron
7th Bomber Group
Hometown
Milwaukee, WI
Date of Birth
Location of Death
Unknown
Date of Death
Location of Burial
Tablets of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, National Capital Region, Philippines
More About Second Lieutenant Swanson
Second Lieutenant Swanson was the radar operator on B-24M #44-50389, assigned to the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 493rd Bombardment Squadron.
As he and his crew were returning to their base at Pandaveswar India from a bombing mission against Ban Takll Siam, contact was lost. It is believed the aircraft crashed into the Bay of Bengal near Akyab.