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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Eric T. Anderson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Vallejo, California

Honored By

Terry MacDonald

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ABOARD THE HEAVY CRUISER USS INDIANAPOLIS CA-35. IN 1944, SAW ACTION AT GILBERT, MARSHALL, MARIANA, PELELIU AND IWO JIMA ISLANDS. IN JULY, 1945 DELIVERED URANIUM 235 TO TINIAN FOR THE ATOMIC BOMBS. WAS SUNK ON JULY 30, 1945, ONE OF THE LAST SHIPS SUNK IN THE WAR. HE WAS ONE OF 316 SURVIVORS OUT OF A CREW OF 1,196 MEN.