Born Chicago Illinois January 13, 1925 Son of Theron & Margaret Swanson Two Brothers: Roy & Warren Two Sisters: Claire and June Spent summers on his Grandfathers farm in Valders, Wisconsin
Attended Whitney Elementary & Farragut HS
Enlisted in Army during WWII
Served as Radio Operator & Liaison Officer in Africa, Italy, France & Germany. Awarded 4 Bronze Stars
Married Delores Carroll September 27, 1946 Four Children: Chip, Neil, Keith & Kristen
Nine Grandchildren: Karisa, Ryan, Truman, Kyle, Collin, Dane, Tucker, Payton & Tory
3 Great-grandchildren: Abby, June & Matt Worked as an Electrical Engineer
Western Electric, Kellogg’s, Convair. C.F.Braun, Santa Fe Engineering & Parsons
Made homes in Illinois, Pennsylvania, California, Colorado, Texas, Virginia