The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Eugene Howard Swanson
Rank
Aviation Electrician's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
January 11, 1951
Aviation Electronics Man First Class Swanson was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a crew member of a PBM-5 Mariner patrol bomber with Patrol Squadron 46, U.S. Navy. On January 11, 1951, his aircraft crashed at sea near Amani O'Shima, Japan and he drowned. His remains were not recovered.