Robert H. Schwensen | American Battle Monuments Commission

World War II

Service #	0-662180
Unit	33rd Squadron, 374th Troop Carrier Group
Rank	First Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From	Kansas
Date of Death	December 17 1945
Status	Recovered
Memorialized	Walls of the Missing Manila American Cemetery Manila American Cemetery McKinley Road, Fort Bonifacio 1634 Philippines

33rd Squadron, 374th Troop Carrier Group

Air Medal

Distinguished Flying Cross

Purple Heart

Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Purple Heart

Notes

1LT Schwensen's remains were recovered and interred at Fort Leavenworth, KS. His name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial.

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.