World War II Honoree

Robert Emanuel Anderson

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Norwood Park Township, Illinois

Honored By

Megan McGovern

Relationship

Great Niece

SERVED AS PRIVATE 1ST CLASS IN THE MARINES FROM APRIL 12, 1944, TO JANUARY 1945. AFTER BOOT TRAINING, RECEIVED 9 WEEKS OF SPECIAL SCHOOLING AND WAS AMONG THE FEW MEN SELECTED TO BE A MEMBER OF MRS. ROOSEVELT'S GUARD OF HONOR. IN NOVEMBER, 1944, LEFT SAN FRANCISCO ON THE USS COLORADO, HEADED FOR THE PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. TOOK PART IN THE LUZON CAMPAIGN IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS IN EARLY JANUARY. ON JANUARY 9, 1945, LOST HIS LEG DUE TO CANNON FIRE. DIED THE NEXT DAY.