Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Brainerd, Minnesota
Honored By
The Anderson Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL TRAINING CENTER FARRAGUT, IDAHO, NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL ARNES, IOWA, SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, ABOARD USS SEA DOG SS-401, COMMANDER SUBMARINE DIVISION 43, USS PILOTFISH SS-386 AND USS RAZORBACK SS-394. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH BRONZE SERVICE STAR, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, SUBMARINE COMBAT INSIGNIA AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.