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Donovan Swanton | |
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| Birth name | Donovan S. Swanton |
| Born | September 21, 1891 New York City, New York |
| Died | February 6, 1976 New York, New York |
| Buried | U.S Military Academy WestPoint Cemetery |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service | Army |
| Years of service | 1917 - 1951 |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Service number | O-005314 |
| Unit | II Philippine Corps
51st Division (Philippine Army) 2nd Infantry Regiment |
| Commands | 51st Infantry Regiment (PA) |
| Battles / wars | Battle of Bataan |
| Awards | U.S Silver Star w/ 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster Prisoner of War Medal |
| Alma mater | United States Military Academy (1917) |
Donovan Swanton (September 21, 1891 - February 6, 1976), was an American soldier who served in both World War I and World War II. He fought in Bataan and became POW when US - Filipino forces surrendered on April 9, 1942. He endured the Bataan Death March and was brought to Taiwan and later in Manchuria where he was liberated in 1945.[1]
- ^ https://www.west-point.org/family/japanese-pow/HudsonFast/BilibidRank.htm.
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