World War II Honoree

Elliot G. Anderson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Falconer, New York

Honored By

Gordon D. Anderson

Relationship

Son

ENLISTED FEBRUARY 1943. BASIC TRAINING AT SAMPSON, NEW YORK. ATTENDED NAVAL TRAINING STATION SIGNALMAN SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO IN APRIL 1943. TRANSFERRED SEPTEMBER 1943 TO AMPHIBIOUS COMMAND SCHOOL AT CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA. TRANSFERRED NOVEMBER 1943 TO 1ST JOINT ASSAULT SIGNAL COMPANY. FROM JANUARY TO FEBRUARY 1944 PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF ROI AND NAMUR, KWAJALEIN ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANDS. TRANSFERRED APRIL 1944 TO AMPHIBIOUS FORCES, PACIFIC FLEET. IN JULY 1944 HE WAS A BEACH PARTY MEMBER DURING THE INVASIONS OF BOTH SAIPAN AND TINIAN IN THE MARIANA ISLANDS. IN SEPTEMBER 1944 WAS TRANSFERRED TO WAIPIO AMPHIBIOUS OPERATING BASE. IN APRIL 1945 PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF OKINAWA. FEBRUARY 1946 DISCHARGED FROM ACTIVE DUTY AND SUBSEQUENTLY JOINED THE U.S. NAVAL RESERVE. SAW A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF FIGHTING DURING THE WAR EVEN THOUGH HE WAS A NAVY SIGNALMAN. HE WAS ATTACHED TO A MARINE CORPS UNIT AND WHEN THEY WENT ASHORE, SO DID HE.