Swinson, Paul Ross

1923 - 2010  (86 years)

• Name	Swinson, Paul Ross
  Birth	28 Dec 1923  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SWIN.P001
  _FGRAVE	58611393
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, 221st Hospital Ship, Charles A. Stafford, United States Army  [1]
  	Inducted on February 9, 1943. Served in the American, European and Asiatic-Pacific Theaters. Medic, 221st Hospital Ship, Charles A. Stafford. Source: https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1510577
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		United States Army
  		Paul Ross Swinson (1923-2010)
  		Technician Fifth Grade (T/5 or Tec 5), United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States Hospital Ship Charles A. Stafford
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		USS Siboney (ID-2999), United States Navy
  Death	11 Sep 2010  [1, 2]
  Burial	Dundas Cemetery, Dundas, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Swinson, Paul R.
  Person ID	I35193	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2022

  
  

  Family	Taylor, Betty Jean,   b. 10 Apr 1928, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 25 Oct 2018, Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 90 years)
  Children	> 1. Swinson, Rita > 2. Swinson, Joe > 3. Swinson, Peter   4. Swinson, John
  Family ID	F14339	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Dundas Cemetery, Dundas, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Heaven opened its gates for Paul R. Swinson on September 11, 2010. There will be no visitation. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, September 17, 2010, at Dundas Cemetery. Full military rites will be given. Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Swinson was the beloved husband of his wife, Betty, for 61 years. He will always be remembered for his humble ways, his wonderful smile and his blue eyes. He passed those eyes on to his four children, Rita, Joe, Pete and John. He is the beloved grandfather of seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild. Mr. Swinson was preceded in death by his parents, Omer and Bernice Swinson, as well as four brothers, George, Jim, Ray and Albert Swinson. He is survived by his brother, Glenn Swinson and wife, Taddy, of Brush, Colo. In his early life he loved basketball, which gave him the drive to wake up every day and hitch-hike from Dundas to Olney for his entire senior year of high school, so he could play for the Tigers. That year, 1942, he was lucky enough to share the victory of qualifying and playing at state. After he finished high school, he decided to join the United States Army in 1943. He was an Army medic and a veteran of World War II. He worked in the engineering department of the Illinois Central Railroad for 28 years, and was the co-owner of Dundas General Store from 1954-1967. He was a devoted member of Immanuel United Methodist Church for 36 years, where he also enjoyed teaching his adult Sunday School class. Mr. Swinson was also a member of the VFW and American Legion. Our world will not be the same without him, but we will all be together again in God's time and until then, he will be in our hearts forever. Memorials may be made to Immanuel United Methodist Church or Hospice of Southeastern Illinois. Published Olney Daily Mail on Monday, September 13, 2010

  
  

• Sources

  [S11127] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Swinson, Paul R., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58611393/paul-r.-swinson) (Reliability: 2). [S11126] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Swinson, Betty, 90, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194249804/betty-swinson), none. (Reliability: 2).