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Johnson City Press, Johnson City, TN, Sat, 15 Sep 1945, p.8
Navy Announces Seven Upstate Lads' Enlistment
Seven upstate 17-year-olds, five from Kingsport, one from Erwin, and one from Johnson City, were recently enlisted in the US Navy in Nashville, Lt. Commander E. E. Keith, in charge of recruiting in Tennessee, has announed.
They are:
Jack Edward Swanger, son of Mrs. Bertha S. Kinley, 900 East Hillcrest Drive, Johnson City.....

27 Aug 1946 World War II Draft Registration
Jack Edward Swanger of 381 Meadow Lark Road, Oak Ridge, Anderson Co, TN was age 18, b. 25 July 1928, Watauga, NC. Father, William Swanger of 418 Jefferson, Oak Ridge, will always know his address. 5'4" tall, 120 lb., Blue eyes, blonde hair.
Honorable Dischange from US Navy on August 20, 1946, at Memphis, Tenn.

Birth	25 Jul 1928	Wautauga County, North Carolina
Death	21 May 2012	Macomb County, Michigan

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Father	William Howard ""Taft"" Swanger (1910 - 1991)
Mother	Bertha Jane Harrison (1911 - 1935)