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Swanson

Burials of 1st Lt. John B. Leskie (middle initial corrected, for "Benard"), Flight Officer John G. Meuth, 2nd Lt. Lawrence A. Swanson, S/Sgt. Edward Lietener, Sgt. David H. Randolph. All men were members of the 322nd Troop Carrier Squadron. Maj. Gen. Wedemeyer and Maj. Gen. G. X. Cheves were present at the funeral ceremony. Their unarmed transport plane crashed--in some...
Lt. Vernon Swanson, profile, center, in downtown Qionglai 邛崃 (Kiunglai), China, about 30 miles from Chengtu, during WWII. GI were with the 462nd Bomb Group, 768th Squadron (B-29s).
491st Bombardment Squadron crew stands before a B-25J at Yangkai AB, China in summer of 1944. Left to right; back row: Lt. Walter P. Guest (cp), Capt Albert V. Toney (p), Lt Albert A. Barling, Jr. (n), Lt. Curtis A. Siria [Curtis H Siria?] (b) front row: S/Sgt Ernest J. Ross (EG), T/Sgt Oliver D. Swanson (RG), S/Sgt Joe D...