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Swan, Robert Spotting the Japanese at Midway
At Midway, Robert Swan was classified as a first pilot and navigator. The patrol plane commander was Jack Reid.
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Swan, Robert The Battle of Midway
Robert Swan saw a carrier the first day [Annotator's Note: on 3 June 1942, the first day of the Battle of Midway] but he believes it was only
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Swan, Robert We Were Lucky
[Annotator's Note: Robert Swan was a pilot and navigator in Navy Patrol Squadron 44 (VP-44).
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Swanson, Richard Convoy Escort Duty in the Atlantic
Richard Swanson was assigned to the USCGC Comanche (WPG-76) on escort duty for the convoys crossing the Atlantic to England during World War 2.
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Swanson, Richard Discharge and Postwar Life
[Annotator's Note: Richard Swanson was assigned to the USCGC Comanche (WPG-76) on escort duty for the troop transport SS Dorchester when that
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Swanson, Richard Early Coast Guard Duty
Richard Swanson had two friends who had gone to the local military recruiting stations and liked what they heard about the Coast Guard so he decide
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Swanson, Richard Medals and Reflections
Richard Swanson received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal [Annotator's Note: the highest non-combat decoration awarded for heroism by the US Na
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Swanson, Richard Prewar Life and Pearl Harbor
Richard N. Swanson was born in May 1922 in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Swanson, Richard Rescuing Survivors of the SS Dorchester
[Annotator's Note: Richard Swanson was assigned to the USCGC Comanche (WPG-76) on escort duty for the troop transport SS Dorchester when that
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Swanson, Richard Sonar Training and Transfer to the USCGC Comanche (WPG-76)
Richard Swanson was assigned to the USCGC Cahoone (WSC-131). He was a Yeoman and an extra person on board, so he was selected for sonar training.
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Swanson, Richard The Sinking of the SS Dorchester
[Annotator's Note: Interviewer asks Swanson about a downed army transport and a female off-camera reminds him of the story.] Richard Swanson w
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Swarts, John An Injury that Saved His Life
John Stanley Lee Swarts and his crew would be briefed the day before and the morning of a mission.