Anderson, Myron E.

1915 - 1978  (62 years)

• Name	Anderson, Myron E.
  Birth	21 Nov 1915  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ANDE.M011
  _FGRAVE	24622170
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, 1st Armored ("Old Ironsides") Division, United States Army  [1, 2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on 30 October 1941 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Trained as a guard patrolman (MOS 522) and departed the Continental U.S. on 11 May 1942 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Saw combat with the 1st Armored (Old Ironsides) Division in the Tunisian and Algeria-French Morocco campaigns. Wounded in action at Oran Algeria on 8 November 1942 and again at Sidi Bon Sid Tunisia on 14 February 1943. Earned a Silver Star Medal, The Purple Heart Medal with 1 oak leaf cluster, The American Defense Medal, The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars, The WWII Victory Medal and The Good Conduct Medal. Honorably discharged as a Sergeant on 11 June 1945 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. (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=1917158
  		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,…
  		Myron E. Anderson (1915-1978)
  		United States Army
  		Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Anderson, Myron E. (1915-1978) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Silver Star Medal, United States, United States Armed Forces
  		Silver Star Medal, United States, United States Armed Forces
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		1st Armored Division ("Old Ironsides"), United States Army
  		1st Armored Division ("Old Ironsides"), United States Army
  		Fort Sheridan, Illinois
  		European Theater of World War II
  		Tunisian Campaign, World War II
  		Battle of Sidi Bou Zid, World War II
  		Oran, Algeria
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Anderson, Myron E. (1915-1978)
  Death	23 Mar 1978  [1]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Anderson, Myron E Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Anderson, Neva and Myron
  Person ID	I43106	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2023

  
  

  Family	Golden, N.M.
  Family ID	F16704	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13493] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Anderson, Neva and Myron, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24622170/myron-anderson), none. (Reliability: 2). [S13460] World War II Honoree, Myron E. Anderson, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1917158) (Reliability: 2).