A Chaplain reads the Last Rites service as Lieutenant
(Junior Grade) David H. Swenson is buried at sea from
USS Toledo (CA-133), off Inchon, Korea. He was killed by North Korean
artillery while the Swenson was bombarding enemy positions
on Wolmi-do island, Inchon, on 13 September 1950.
Lyman K. Swenson is in the background, with crew at
quarters on deck.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the "All Hands"
collection at the Naval Historical Center.
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