Harold L. Swenson
Photo courtesy of Paul Swenson.
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Harold Leverne Swenson was born July 16, 1926 to Archie and Julia Andrina Tesdall Swenson. He died Feb. 5, 1945 and is buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium and memorialized in Story City Cemetery, Story City, IA.
Pvt. Swenson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Infantry and was KIA in Germany and awarded the Purple Heart. 
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Story City Herald Articles
Draft Registration Card
Draft registration card front.
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Draft registration card back.
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Iowa Bonus File Application for Beneficiaries
Letters Sent by Harold to his Parents
Courtesy of Paul Swenson
Funeral Program
Courtesy of Paul Swenson
Document Gallery
Courtesy of Paul Swenson
American Battle Monuments Commission War Dead Certificate
Harold Swenson's grave in the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.
Certificate of Adoption courtesy of Leon Sanders. Leon is the "Primary Sentinel of Memory" for Harold Swenson's grave in the Henri-Chappelle American Cemetery. These volunteers undertake a special pledge to visit the adopted grave frequently and to honor their memory with floral tributes.
