United States of AmericaPOW / MIA · Still unaccounted for
U.S. Air Force · United States 
John Willard Swanson Jr.
1938 – 1967
Vietnam Wall · Panel 21E
Lieutenant Colonel John Willard Swanson Jr. served in the U.S. Air Force. John served with the 388 TFS. John served in the Vietnam War. John was 29 years old.
How They Died
Manner
Combat Death
Keepsakes
Service Record
U.S. Air Force
1115E: Pilot, Tactical Fighter-Bomber (F-105 Thunderchief)
ARLINGTON, IL
Conflicts
Awards & Decorations
5
Foreign awards
Memorials
Burial Information
Cemetery
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
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John Willard Swanson Jr.
Lieutenant Colonel
U.S. Air Force
388th Tactical Fighter Squadron
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