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Anderson, Donald Eugene

Rank and Name, Coxwain Donald Eugene Anderson.

Unit/Placed in, USS General Stuart Heintzelman (AP-159) American Steam Merchant, United States Navy Armed Guard.

 

Donald is born approx. on July 7, 1924 in Woonsocket, South Dakota.

Father, Ralph Anderson.

Mother, Mary E. (Bihain) Anderson.

Brother(s), Charles and Marvin Anderson.

 

Donald enlisted the service in South Dakota with service number # 7307730.

 

Donald was KIA when the USS General Stuart Heintzelman was torpedoed and exploded because the ammo load, in the Indian Ocean on July 14, 1943, 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.

 

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

Walls of the missing.

 

Thanks to,

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,

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

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

USS General Stuart Heintzelman (AP-159) American Steam Merchant
Location Wreck
His rank Coxwain