Rank and Name, Boatswain’s Mate First Class Vincent Udell Anderson.
Unit/Placed in, USS Indianapolis (CA-35) Cruiser, United States Navy.
Vincent is born approx. on 1914 in Tennessee.
Father, William H. Anderson.
Mother, Annie B. Anderson.
Sister(s), Estelle, Annie M. and Geraldine Anderson.
Brother(s), James A. William H. Roy T. and Wayne C. Anderson.
Spouse, Betty J. Anderson.
Vincent enlisted the service in California with service number # 3759184.
Vincent was KIA when the Japanese Submarine Torpedoed the USS Indianapolis and she Sunk at the Philippine Sea on July 30, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Vincent is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Walls of the missing.
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
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
