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Headstone of Roger Wesley Swanson
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U.S. Army · United States United States

Roger Wesley Swanson

Staff Sergeant
1943 – 1968
Purple HeartNational Defense Service MedalVietnam Service MedalRepublic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Vietnam Wall · Panel 40W
Life Keepsakes Service Decorations Shadow Box Memorials Laid to Rest In Our Keeping

Staff Sergeant Roger Wesley Swanson served in the U.S. Army. Roger served with the B CO 1 BN 2 INF 1 INF DIV. Roger served in the Vietnam War. Roger was 24 years old.

How They Died
Manner Combat Death
Place Tay Ninh
Keepsakes
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Service Record
U.S. Army
B CO, 1ST BN, 2ND INFANTRY, 1ST INF DIV, USARV
Infantryman (11B)
SSG
TAY NINH
Conflicts
Vietnam War
Awards & Decorations 4

For service and achievement

Purple Heart

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Memorials
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 40W · Line 69 cut as ROGER W SWANSON
Burial Information
Cemetery National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
In Our Keeping
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Roger Wesley Swanson
Staff Sergeant
U.S. Army
2nd Infantry Regiment
Staff Sergeant
Purple Heart National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
2D INFANTRY REGIMENT - Distinctive Unit Insignia

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