World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Richard Lew Anderson
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Tacoma, Washington
Honored By
Stephen Savage
SERVED AS A FIREMAN 2ND CLASS ABOARD THE CRUISER USS INDIANAPOLIS CA-35. AFTER DELIVERING THE COMPONENTS FOR THE ATOMIC BOMB TO TINIAN ISLAND, HIS SHIP WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK JULY 30, 1945. HE WAS AMONG 880 CREWMEN THAT WERE LOST AT SEA.