World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James R. Anderson
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Windber, Pennsylvania
Honored By
J. W. Durst
Relationship
Grandson
Entered service in March of 1944 and was discharged in December of 1945. Served as a deckhand, helmsman; rank of coxswain on the USS Pratt. Ran convoy from New Guinea to the Philippines in preparation of the invasion.