Swinson, Lonnie Melroe, MSG

Fallen

TWS Ribbon Bar

Photo In Uniform

Service Details

Last Rank
Master Sergeant

Last Service Branch
Infantry

Last Primary MOS
11D10-Armor Reconnaissance Specialist

Last MOS Group
Armor (Enlisted)

Primary Unit
1969-1970, 25th Infantry Division (Tropic Lightning)

Service Years
1952 - 1970

Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates

Order of the Spur

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

North Carolina

Year of Birth
1932

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Casualty Info

Home Town Yelm	Last Address Yelm, WA

Casualty Date Sep 11, 1970
Cause Hostile, Died	Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Tay Ninh (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Masonic Memorial Park - Tumwater, Washington	Wall/Plot Coordinates 07W 057

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1970, Vietnam Veterans Memorial [Verified] - Assoc. Page
	1970, The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor [Verified]
	1970, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Association [Verified]

Tributes from Members


	Tributes from Others posted by IN Olsen, David O, SGT 548

Photo Album (More...)

Lonnie Swinson photo...	Schofield Memorial	Lonnie Swinson	Lonnie Swinson
Lonnie Swinson	Lonnie Swinson	Lonnie Swinson	Lonnie Swinson
Service Photo	Fallen Soldier	Headstone photo by B...	Headstone photo by B...
Three Soldiers	Fiddler's Green	Schofield Monument M...	Order of the Spur
Headstone	Masonic Memorial Par...	C Troop Banner	Masonic Memorial Par...