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Personal info

Full name
ANDERSON, John Douglas
Date of birth
6 March 1915
Age
30
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
32337995
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
27th Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 April 1945
Place of death
Küssen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
O 3 14

Immediate family

Members
John E. Anderson (father)
Sophia Anderson (mother)
Carl Anderson (brother)
Harry E. Anderson (brother)
James Anderson (brother)
Clara Anderson (sister)
Violet Anderson (sister)
Albert Anderson (brother)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Hougen Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet