Died on January 16, 1942 in the crash of TWA Flight DC-3 along with 21 others. Aboard were a crew of 3 with 4 civilian travelers, including Carole Lombard, the wife of Clark Gable. All 15 other passengers were Army Air Corps servicemen. A total of 22 lives lost on Mt. Potosi, Nevada.
St Paul Man Victim of Crash-- Second Lieutenant Stewart L. Swenson of St Paul, a bridegroom of only four months and a co-pilot in the Army's Ferry Command, was aboard the ill-fated airliner which crashed and burned in Nevada.
2nd Lieut Air Service
(Buried 1/24/1942)
Father's Name: Winford A Swenson
Father's Birthplace: Minnesota
Mother's Name: Leola M Swenson
Mother's Birthplace: Kansas
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 about Stuart L Swenson
Name: Stuart L Swenson
Birth Year: 1916
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Minnesota
State of Residence: Minnesota
County or City: Ramsey
Enlistment Date: 26 Dec 1940
Enlistment State: Minnesota
Enlistment City: Fort Snelling
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade Code: Aviation Cadet
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 2 years of college
Civil Occupation: Salespersons
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 68
Weight: 130
Minnesota WWII Casualties 0-423968 2 LT
DNB [died in line of duty - non battle]
St Paul Man Victim of Crash-- Second Lieutenant Stewart L. Swenson of St Paul, a bridegroom of only four months and a co-pilot in the Army's Ferry Command, was aboard the ill-fated airliner which crashed and burned in Nevada.
2nd Lieut Air Service
(Buried 1/24/1942)
Father's Name: Winford A Swenson
Father's Birthplace: Minnesota
Mother's Name: Leola M Swenson
Mother's Birthplace: Kansas
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 about Stuart L Swenson
Name: Stuart L Swenson
Birth Year: 1916
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Minnesota
State of Residence: Minnesota
County or City: Ramsey
Enlistment Date: 26 Dec 1940
Enlistment State: Minnesota
Enlistment City: Fort Snelling
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade Code: Aviation Cadet
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 2 years of college
Civil Occupation: Salespersons
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 68
Weight: 130
Minnesota WWII Casualties 0-423968 2 LT
DNB [died in line of duty - non battle]
Died on January 16, 1942 in the crash of TWA Flight DC-3 along with 21 others. Aboard were a crew of 3 with 4 civilian travelers, including Carole Lombard, the wife of Clark Gable. All 15 other passengers were Army Air Corps servicemen. A total of 22 lives lost on Mt. Potosi, Nevada.
St Paul Man Victim of Crash-- Second Lieutenant Stewart L. Swenson of St Paul, a bridegroom of only four months and a co-pilot in the Army's Ferry Command, was aboard the ill-fated airliner which crashed and burned in Nevada.
2nd Lieut Air Service
(Buried 1/24/1942)
Father's Name: Winford A Swenson
Father's Birthplace: Minnesota
Mother's Name: Leola M Swenson
Mother's Birthplace: Kansas
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 about Stuart L Swenson
Name: Stuart L Swenson
Birth Year: 1916
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Minnesota
State of Residence: Minnesota
County or City: Ramsey
Enlistment Date: 26 Dec 1940
Enlistment State: Minnesota
Enlistment City: Fort Snelling
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade Code: Aviation Cadet
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 2 years of college
Civil Occupation: Salespersons
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 68
Weight: 130
Minnesota WWII Casualties 0-423968 2 LT
DNB [died in line of duty - non battle]
St Paul Man Victim of Crash-- Second Lieutenant Stewart L. Swenson of St Paul, a bridegroom of only four months and a co-pilot in the Army's Ferry Command, was aboard the ill-fated airliner which crashed and burned in Nevada.
2nd Lieut Air Service
(Buried 1/24/1942)
Father's Name: Winford A Swenson
Father's Birthplace: Minnesota
Mother's Name: Leola M Swenson
Mother's Birthplace: Kansas
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 about Stuart L Swenson
Name: Stuart L Swenson
Birth Year: 1916
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Minnesota
State of Residence: Minnesota
County or City: Ramsey
Enlistment Date: 26 Dec 1940
Enlistment State: Minnesota
Enlistment City: Fort Snelling
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade Code: Aviation Cadet
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 2 years of college
Civil Occupation: Salespersons
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 68
Weight: 130
Minnesota WWII Casualties 0-423968 2 LT
DNB [died in line of duty - non battle]
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2 LIEUT. AIR CORPS
JANUARY 16, 1942
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