World War II Honoree

Lawson Sidney Anderson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Finley, Tennessee

Honored By

Tom Anderson

Relationship

Son

BASIC TRAINING AT FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA IN COMBAT ENGINEERS. TRANSFERRED TO ARMY AIR CORPS AND WENT TO MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA FOR BASIC AGAIN. TRANSFERRED INTO SIGNAL CORPS DUE TO LACK OF AVIATION BILLETS (FEWER CASUALTIES THAN EXPECTED). WENT TO POWER MAN (ELECTRICIAN/MECHANIC) SCHOOL AT FORT MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY. SERVED IN NEW GUINEA, LEYTE, LUZON AND OKINAWA OPERATING POWER GENERATORS FOR RADIO COMMUNICATION INSTALLATIONS. WENT OVERSEAS OCTOBER 10, 1944 AND RETURNED JANUARY 20, 1946.