Veteran's History Project - Lowell L. Swanson

Lowell L. Swanson

Private First Class

United States Army

1944-1946

Editor's Note: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in the Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project.

In 1957, growing up in Sidney, Little League Baseball was an important thing to be a part of. A kid had to have some skills and he had to be a member of a team. He had to do his part. He had to practice as hard as the others, batting and fielding the ball, kicking rocks and staring off into space. The p...