World War II Honoree

Joseph Augustus Anderson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Greenwich, Connecticut

Honored By

David Kent Mills & Family

Relationship

Great Grandson

INITIALLY WORKING FULL TIME AS THE HEAD ELECTRICIAN AT THE NORMA-HOFFMANN BEARINGS CORPORATION, MANUFACTURING PRECISION BALL, ROLLER AND THRUST BEARINGS, A WARTIME FACTORY IN STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT. HE WAS ALSO A CHIEF ELECTRICIAN'S MATE IN THE U.S. NAVAL RESERVE, WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE ABOARD SUBMARINES DATING BACK TO THE FIRST WORLD WAR. HE WAS RECALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY ON 30 DECEMBER 1943, AND ASSIGNED TO THE 3RD NAVAL DISTRICT, PORT DIRECTOR IN NEW YORK CITY, A MAJOR STAGING AREA FOR NAVAL SHIPS, EQUIPMENT AND WARTIME SUPPLIES, UNTIL HIS DISCHARGE FROM ACTIVE DUTY ON 9 SEPTEMBER 1945. AWARDED THE MEXICAN SERVICE MEDAL, NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL (4TH AWARD), NAVY RESERVE MEDAL. WWI VICTORY MEDAL (WITH/ PATROL DEVICE), AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL.