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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

William Rufus Swanson

In memory of:

Flying Officer William Rufus Swanson

September 10, 1940

Military Service

Service Number:

C/2409

Age:

25

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of Robert Clarence and Helen Swanson, of Long Beach; husband of Beatrice Arlene Swanson, of Long Beach. Myrtle

Commemorated on Page 18 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

INGLEWOOD (PARK) CEMETERY
California, United States of America

Grave Reference:

Myrtle Plot. Lot 109.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star August 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star August 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star September 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star September 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star September 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star September 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper clipping – From the Ottawa Citizen. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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