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Anderson, Clarence Bernhardt

Rank and Name, Signalman Third Class Clarence Bernhardt Anderson.

Unit/Placed in, USS Edsall (DD-219) Destroyer, United States Navy.

 

Clarence is born approx. on no record in New Jersey.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

 

Clarence enlisted the service in California with service number # 2283118.

 

Clarence was KIA when the USS Edsall was came to pick up the survivors from the Tanker Pecos and got shelled by various Japanese vessels and planes on March 1, 1942,  he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

Clarence is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

 

Thanks to, http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/219.htm

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/    Geoffrey Roecker

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Website,

Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

USS Edsall (DD-219) Destroyer
Crew
USS Edsall explodes
Japanese Aichi D3A
His rank Signalman Third Class