caption serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial alt rank image article_title name
captain jon swanson 1965 - 1971 united states army killed in action in cambodia 26 february 1971 san antonio , texas united states of america 1st battalion , 9th cavalry regiment medal hearts of honor 2 distinguished flying crosses 2 purple place of burial vietnam war 1 may 1942 arlington national cemetery head wearing , over a shirt and tie , a military of jacket with a braided cord over his right shoulder . a young man with neatly combed hair captain united states army jon e swanson small.jpg jon e. swanson
 jon edward swanson
jon e. swanson

jon edward swanson -lrb- may 1 , 1942 -- february 26 , 1971 -rrb- was a united states army helicopter pilot during the vietnam war .
he directed the destruction of five enemy bunkers and two anti-aircraft positions before being shot down in cambodia .
his actions were recognized over thirty years later , when his family received the medal of honor posthumously from president george w. bush in 2002 .
