World War II Honoree

Charles E. Anderson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Denver County, Colorado

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

RANK: STAFF SERGEANT. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY DECEMBER 17, 1943 AT DENVER, COLORADO. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS ASSIGNED TO THE U.S. ARMY, GOLF COMPANY, 507TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 17TH AIRBORNE ‘GOLDEN TALONS’ DIVISION. ON MARCH 24, 1945 HE PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION VARSITY, THE LAST FULL SCALE AIRBORNE DROP OF WORLD WAR II. HE JUMPED INTO THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE DIERSFORDTER FOREST IN THE VICINITY OF WESEL, GERMANY. HE DIED, TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1945 OF WOUNDS WHILE SERVING WITH THE OCCUPATION FORCES IN GERMANY AND PERFORMING GOVERNMENT DUTIES AND IS BURIED IN THE EPINAL AMERICAN CEMETERY, EPINAL ‘VOSGES’, FRANCE. DECORATIONS AND MEDALS: BRONZE STAR AND THE PURPLE HEART. THE BRONZE STAR AWARDED FOR BRAVERY, ACT OF MERIT AND MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT.