Ronald Evan (R.E.) Swenson, 92, of Chinook passed away Thanksgiving Eve, November 26, 2015 at The Sweet Memorial Nursing Home in Chinook of natural causes.

Ronnie was born to Knute and Carman (Taylor) Swenson in Harlem on October 23rd 1923. His family lived in Zurich where he attended grade school, they later moved to Chinook where he attended High School.

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Ronnie enlisted in the Army on December 19, 1941. He was a member of the Army Air Corp, Headquarters Squadron 3rd Service Group. He served in the following battles and campaigns: Algeria-French Morocco, Tun...