World War II Honoree

Robert Donald Anders

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Olathe, Colorado

Honored By

Jo Ann Anders & Family

Relationship

Wife

SOUTH AND CENTRAL PACIFIC. BASIC NAVAL TRAINING AT U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION IN FARRAGUT, IDAHO WITH FURTHER TRAINING IN SONAR OPERATIONS. SERVED ABOARD THE USS ALUDRA (CARGO) AND USS BREESE (MINESWEEPER) AS A SONARMAN. ON JUNE 23, 1943, THE USS ALUDRA WAS TORPEDOED BY A JAPANESE SUBMARINE AND SANK OFF OF SAN CRISTOBAL ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. FOLLOWING HIS RESCUE, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE USS BREESE. BATTLES AND ENGAGEMENTS: GULF OF LEYTE, GUADALCANAL, IWO JIMA, OKINAWA AND THE PHILIPPINES. AWARDS: NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL.