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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Earl Gustav Anderson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Everett, Massachusetts

Honored By

National Society Colonial Dames XVII Cen

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Activity During WWII

HE ENLISTED IN THE U.S. NAVY. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE ASIATIC FLEET IN CHINA AND THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. FOLLOWING THE DEFENSE AND SURRENDER OF BATAAN, HE WAS TAKEN CAPTIVE AND SURVIVED 42 MONTHS AS A PRISONER OF WAR OF THE JAPANESE. HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR, TWO PURPLE HEARTS AND 16 OTHER MEDALS FOR HIS SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY. HE WAS DISABILITY RETIRED AS A CHIEF MACHINIST'S MATE IN 1946.