
James Warren Swanson
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 470580
November 25, 1922
in Roxboro, NC
John Henderson Swanson
Beulah (Day) Swanson
Leasburg High School (1941)
Adair Drug Store
October 12, 1942
at Raleigh, NC
December 12, 1942
from Training Camp New River
March 2, 1945
Killed in action at Iwo Jima
March 2, 1945
Killed in action
Route 1, Leasburg, NC – parents, John & Beulah Swanson
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at Parris Island with Fourth Recruit Battalion. Outposted to TC New River, North Carolina.
Joined Charlie Company, First Separate Battalion (Reinforced) at New River on 12 December 1942.
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 653 (Squad / Team Leader)
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Sergeant
MOS: 653 (Squad Leader)
Important Events:
July 18, 1944 – recommended for Silver Star Medal. (No citation has been found, and it appears this award was never approved.)
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Sergeant
MOS: 653 (Squad Leader)
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Sergeant
MOS: 737 (Rifle Squad Leader)
Important Events:
March 2, 1945 – killed in action (shell fragment, head); exact circumstances unknown
Buried Plot 1, Row 26, Grave 1300, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Iwo Jima (March 2, 1945)
Citation