World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Guyal O. Anderson
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Grand Marais, Minnesota
Honored By
Gary Smith
SIGNALMAN 2ND CLASS (SM2C). JOINED THE NAVY ON JULY 26, 1943 AND AFTER TRAINING WAS ASSIGNED TO THE USS LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY - GUNBOAT (LCI-G) 1015. LCI-G 1015 SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER AND PARTICIPATED IN THE WESTERN NEW GUINEA MOROTAI LANDINGS, PHILIPPINE MANILA BAY-BICOL OPERATIONS AND VISAYAN ISLANDS. LCI-G 1015 RECEIVED THREE BATTLE STARS FOR ITS SERVICE. HE EARNED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH TWO STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH TWO STARS. HE WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE US NAVY ON APRIL 1, 1946.