Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Edwin
Carl
Swanson
POW (WWII) KIA

Home:

Berwyn

, 

Illinois

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    July 14, 1942 – Died as a Prisoner of War
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Corporal Edwin Carl Swanson (MCSN: 270618), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese on or about 14 July 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.