World War II Honoree

Clarence Oscar Andersen

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Laramie, Wyoming

Honored By

Dawn M. Andersen

Relationship

Granddaughter

HE HAD BEEN A TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE IN THE 1876TH ENGINEER AVIATION BATTALION BASED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER (21 MARCH, 1944 TO 30 NOVEMBER, 1945); GUAM, NEW GUINEA AND THE PHILIPPINES. HIS AWARDS WERE THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON WITH THREE BATTLE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH ONE BATTLE STAR, ONE BRONZE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION.