Highest Honors Special Operations POW / MIA
United States of America
Headstone shared by 2 interments, including Robert Benoni Swan Jr.
Headstone shared by 2 interments, including Robert Benoni Swan Jr.
U.S. Air Force · United States United States
Prior Service: U.S. Army - Colonel - 1942–1945

Robert Benoni Swan Jr.

Colonel
1923 – 1998
4 wars 2 assignments

Colonel Robert Benoni Swan Jr. served in the U.S. Air Force for 26 years. Robert also served in the U.S. Army. Robert served in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Robert was 74 years old.

Media
Headstone Front of E. Merle Swan. Arlington National Cemetery. Shared
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Headstone Back of E. Merle Swan. Arlington National Cemetery. Shared
Headstone Back of E. Merle Swan. Arlington National Cemetery. 0 views

Branches

U.S. Army · U.S. Air Force · 1942 – 1977

Highest rank

Colonel

Wars

World War IIKorean WarVietnam WarCold War
Service Record
U.S. Army
1942 – 1945
U.S. Air Force
1951 – 1977
Conflicts
World War II Korean War Vietnam War Cold War
Burial Information
Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery ↗
Section 7
Grave 10010-NS
  • The grave itself
  • 12 laid nearby · point at one to see who, click for more

Laid nearby · Section 7

4,705 others are held in this section; these are the nearest stones.

Roscoe MoodyGrave 10010Martha EarlyGrave 10012-WHAlexander SummersGrave 10008James Patterson BellGrave 10035-2Jane BellGrave 10035-2Edith G SissonGrave 10035-1Thomas U SissonGrave 10035-1Bynum T EarlyGrave 10012-EHOtis TallGrave 10009Raymond A PopsonGrave 10037-3Anne K GroveGrave 10035-3Gwendolyn B SheltonGrave 10013-NS
Also Interred
E. Merle Swan
Relative Section 7 · Grave 10010-NS 1921 – 1971
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