World War II Honoree

Walter Leonard Anderson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Lake Phalen, Minnesota

Honored By

A Grateful American

HE ENLISTED AND WENT THROUGH BASIC TRAINING AT FORT SCHUYLER, THEN RADAR TRAINING AT BOWDOIN COLLEGE AND MIT, AND SPENT A SHORT TIME IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC ON THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS BOGUE AS A RADAR OFFICER. AS A LIEUTENANT HE ALSO SERVED AS A RADAR OFFICER ABOARD THE ESCORT CARRIER USS SHAMROCK BAY INVOLVED IN THE PHILIPPINE CAMPAIGN, THE INVASION OF IWO JIMA, THE BATTLE OF OKINAWA AND FINALLY OPERATION MAGIC CARPET (THE REPATRIATION OF MILITARY PERSONNEL FROM THE PACIFIC THEATER).