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Personal info

Full name
ANDERSON, Daniel Theodore
Date of birth
21 September 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Odem, San Patricio County, Texas
Hometown
Burnet County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38421714
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
2nd Battalion,
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 January 1945
Place of death
Bastogne, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
D 13 6

Immediate family

Members
Wesley H. Anderson (father)
Olive B. (Moore) Anderson (mother)
Keith T. Anderson (brother)
Louise Anderson (sister)
Mary Anderson (sister)

More information

Pvt Daniel T. Anderson was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Records / 1940 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, Hannah Majewski - Carolyn Harp