Rank and Name, Lieutenant Elmer Dean Anderson.
Unit/Placed in, USS Truxton (DD-229) Destroyer, United States Navy.
Elmer is born on 15 Nov. 1911 in Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa.
Father, Elmer Nathaniel Anderson.
Mother, Elsie Tacy (Wieland) Anderson.
Sister(s), Margaret Elsie. Anderson.
Elmer enlisted the service in Iowa with service number # 0-075023.
Elmer died when the USS Truxton ran aground and sunk at Placentia Bay, Newfoundland on 18 Feb. 1942, he is honored with a Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, WW II Victory Medal.
Elmer is buried/mentioned at East Coast Memorial, Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA.
Walls of the missing.
He also has a Memorial Grave at Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA.
Thanks to,
Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
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POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
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Medals Forum, https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
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