William Elling Swensgard

Specialist Four
B CO, 1ST BN, 5TH INF RGT, 25 INF DIV
Army of the United States
19 October 1947 - 21 September 1967
Fort Benton, MT
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25 INF DIV

5TH INF RGT 		William E Swensgard

Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for William Elling Swensgard

William E Swensgard
Photos courtesy of Kermit L. Smith

REMEMBERED

by his comrades in the
5th Inf Rgt
5th Infantry


On September 21, 1967, Company B was still the Cu Chi Base reaction force, but provided one platoon for security of engineer operations. At 0730 hours, an APC from Company B detonated an anti-tank mine near Xom Thap (XT 543169). Four Bobcats were wounded and two killed in the explosion:
  • 1st Lt Michael A Roberts
  • SP4 William E Swensgard




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Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
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