WWII Veteran * Big Stone County

Edgar Swezey

Entered Service: March 13, 1942.

Branch of Service: First Medical Regiment.  

Trained at Fort Ord, California.

Overseas: January 13, 1944

Theatre of Operation: Southwest Pacific.

Engagements:  New Guinea, Luzon, Philippine Islands.   

Medals Earned: Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal.

Returned to U.S.:  November 22, 1945. 

Discharged: December 5, 1945, Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.  

Rank: Private First Class.

Total Months in Service: Forty-four.