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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

James Albertus Anderson

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Relationship

daughters

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

JAMES SERVED IN OKINOWA. HE INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT HE WAS TO BE A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR THE MARINES. AFTER THEY DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD BEEN A MECHANIC, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE FIRST MARINE DIVISION AND WAS IN THE FIRST AMPHIBIOUS TANKS THAT INVADED OKINOWA. AFTER THE WAR WAS OVER, HE WAS SENT TO PROTECT NAVY BOATS WHICH PATROLLED THE SHORES OF TIANJIN, CHINA FOR 6 MONTHS.