World War II Honoree

Howard Lawrence Anderson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Burbank, California

Honored By

Nevada Appeal

JOINED THE NAVY IN 1942. TRAINED AT ST. MARY'S COLLEGE, CALIFORNIA, TEMPE, ARIZONA AND JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. RECEIVED HIS NAVY WINGS AT CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. HE THEN DEPLOYED TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC WHERE HE FLEW A VARIETY OF AIRCRAFT. HE FEW RESCUE AND PHOTO RECONNAISSANCE MISSIONS IN AUSTRALIA, NEW GUINEA, PELELIU, GUAM AND THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.