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Personal info

Full name
ANDERSON, John Samuel
Date of birth
24 February 1918
Age
27
Place of birth
Lake City, Moultrie County, Illinois
Hometown
Arcola, Douglas County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36769219
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
353rd Infantry Regiment,
89th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 March 1945
Place of death
Dörscheid, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 40 23

Immediate family

Members
Samuel E. Anderson (father)
Edna B. Anderson (mother)
Icie M. Anderson (sister)
Charles H. Anderson (brother)
Orville Anderson (brother)
Goldie I. Anderson (sister)
Leonard R. Anderson (brother)
Lois C. (Butler) Anderson (wife)
Sandra L. Anderson (daughter)

More information

Pvt John S. Anderson attended Arcola High Schoolsand was employed at Andrew Shields Brown's Hotel.

He enlisted in November, 1943 and was sent overseas in January 1945.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Headstone and Interment Record, www.tracesofwar.com
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