Jon E. Swanson
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Died when: 28 years 301 days (345 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Jon Edward Swanson (May 1, 1942 – February 26, 1971) was a United States Army helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War.He directed the destruction of five enemy bunkers and two anti-aircraft positions before being shot down in Cambodia.
His actions were recognized over 30 years later, when his family received the Medal of Honor posthumously from President George W.
Bush in 2002.
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