Some records show him born in Bräkne-Hoby, Ronneby kommun, Blekinge, Sweden, son of Sven Månsson and Maria Månsdotter, both from Sweden.
DSC Citation
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Private Adolph Swanson (ASN: 2850023), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Les Huit Chemins, France, 29 September 1918. Private Swanson volunteered and accompanied Chaplain Charles D. Priest in going 600 yards beyond the front line and assisted him in carrying to safety a wounded man.
The Oregonian, Tuesday, June 6, 1978
SWANSON - Adolph; stepfather of Ruth Wilson, Marjorie Klein, Anita Pickett, Shirley Henry, Donna Chartier, R. Patrick and Mickey Montag; brother of Anna Lonesson; uncle of Iris Bird, Edith Perry, Edna Nelson, Carl Swanson and Karl Lindquist. Funeral will be Wednesday, June 7, at 2 pm, at THE LOMBARD LITTLE CHAPEL OF THE CHIMES, 3018 N. Lombard. Interment Columbian Cemetery.
From the Oregon Death Index:
Name Adolph Swanson
Age 87
Birth Date 22 Dec 1890
Death Date 4 Jun 1978
Death Place Clackamas
Spouse Mabel
Certificate 78-08826
Some records show him born in Bräkne-Hoby, Ronneby kommun, Blekinge, Sweden, son of Sven Månsson and Maria Månsdotter, both from Sweden.
DSC Citation
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Private Adolph Swanson (ASN: 2850023), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I, 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Les Huit Chemins, France, 29 September 1918. Private Swanson volunteered and accompanied Chaplain Charles D. Priest in going 600 yards beyond the front line and assisted him in carrying to safety a wounded man.
The Oregonian, Tuesday, June 6, 1978
SWANSON - Adolph; stepfather of Ruth Wilson, Marjorie Klein, Anita Pickett, Shirley Henry, Donna Chartier, R. Patrick and Mickey Montag; brother of Anna Lonesson; uncle of Iris Bird, Edith Perry, Edna Nelson, Carl Swanson and Karl Lindquist. Funeral will be Wednesday, June 7, at 2 pm, at THE LOMBARD LITTLE CHAPEL OF THE CHIMES, 3018 N. Lombard. Interment Columbian Cemetery.
From the Oregon Death Index:
Name Adolph Swanson
Age 87
Birth Date 22 Dec 1890
Death Date 4 Jun 1978
Death Place Clackamas
Spouse Mabel
Certificate 78-08826
Inscription
ADOLPH SWANSON
1890 - 1978
RONNEBY SWEDEN
Gravesite Details
In the Montag Plots
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
