John L. Swanson

World War II
Service #O-678494
Unit740th Bomber Squadron, 455th Bomber Group, Heavy
RankFirst Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From Colorado
Date of DeathJuly 22 1944
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Tablets of the Missing
Notes

His remains were recovered and then returned to the United States on May 17, 1956. His name remains permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery.

rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.