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Personal info

Full name
ANDERSON, Charles Edwin "Andy"
Date of birth
26 March 1916
Age
29
Place of birth
McCracken County, Kentucky
Hometown
Denver County, Colorado

Military service

Service number
37707913
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
3rd Battalion,
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
15 May 1945
Place of death
Hospital in Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 23 15

Immediate family

Members
Goldie M. (Bodwell) Anderson (mother)
Elmer R. Anderson (brother)
Evelyn Anderson (sister)
Barbara D. (Wenderski) Anderson (wife)
Ronald C. Anderson (son)
Robert Anderson (son)
Roberta Anderson (daughter)
Steven Anderson (son)

More information

S/Sgt Charles E. Anderson was a driver before he enlisted in Denver, Colorado on 17 December 1943.

He was reported wounded in action in April 1945 and died in hospital on 15 May 1945.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Solers, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Orville L. Kline, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.w2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy