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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Erick T. Anderson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Honored By

Stephen Savage

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE SERVED AS A SEAMAN 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 RESCUED AFTER 5 NIGHTS AND 4 DAYS AT SEA BY THE SHIP USS DOYLE. HE WAS ONE OF ONLY 317 MEN TO SURVIVE.