World War II Honoree

John Anderson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Roswell, New Mexico

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U.S. NAVY DURING WWII AND WAS A SURVIVOR OF THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR NAVAL BASE ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. HE WAS STATIONED ABOARD THE USS ARIZONA AND WAS ORDERED OFF OF THE SHIP AFTER IT WAS BOMBED AND TORPEDOED BUT HE WENT BACK LOOKING FOR HIS TWIN BROTHER WHO HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND BUT HE MANAGED TO SAVE 3 OTHER SHIPMATES.