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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Loren Edgar Anderson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Trimble, Ohio

Honored By

Lisa M. Schostek

Relationship

Granddaughter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

LOREN, ALONG WITH HIS 3 BROTHERS, ENLISTED AFTER PEARL HARBOR. HE BEGAN BASIC TRAINING IN GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE GREAT LAKES NAVAL CHOIR. HE THEN WENT TO MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, FOR ELECTRICAL TRAINING. AFTER, HE WAS STATIONED IN PENSACOLA AND JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, WHERE HE WAS AN AERIAL GUNNERY INSTRUCTOR. HIS RANK WAS AOM3, AERIAL ORDINANCE MAN, 3RD CLASS.