World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Lawrence J. Anderson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Millcreek, Delaware
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: PRIVATE 1ST CLASS. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS ASSIGNED TO THE U.S. ARMY, 16TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1ST INFANTRY ‘BIG RED ONE’ DIVISION, U.S. 1ST ARMY. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE VAST ARMADA THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF THE GERMANY’S FORTRESS EUROPE, D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944, OPERATION OVERLORD. WHILE EMBARKING FROM HIS LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY ‘LCI’, HE WENT ASHORE ON OMAHA BEACH, NORMANDY. KILLED IN ACTION ON THE DAY OF THE INVASION AND IS BURIED IN THE NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY, COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, FRANCE. DECORATIONS AND MEDALS: PURPLE HEART AND THE BRONZE STAR, AWARDED FOR HEROIC AND MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT.