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Anderson, Charles R. |
| Birth |
23 Nov 1918 [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
ANDE.C006 |
| _FGRAVE |
204109086 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Master Sergeant, Headquarters 3771st Service Command Unit, United States Army [1, 3] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on April 14, 1941 at East Saint Louis, Illinois. Departed the U.S. on April 29, 1942 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Upon return to the U.S on July 1, 1943 served as a Reserve Officer Training Corps Instructor (a detached enlisted men's list member) at Headquarters 3771st Service Command Unit, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska. Earned The American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Master Sergeant on December 2, 1945 at the Separation Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
Source: https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2096802
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University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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United States Army
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Master Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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Military Service Ribbons, Anderson, Charles R. (1918-2000)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
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American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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European Theater of World War II
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Reserve Officers' Training Corps
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Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas
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World War II Honoree, Anderson, Charles R. (1918-2000)
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| Death |
4 Apr 2000 [1, 2] |
| Burial |
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  [1, 2] |
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Headstone, Anderson, Charles R
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Headstone, Anderson, Imogene S. and Charles R
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| Person ID |
I43100 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
29 Dec 2024 |
1918 - 2000 (81 years)
