Anderson, David Edward

Rank and Name, Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class.

Unit/Placed in, USS Suwanee (CVE-27) Carrier, United States Navy.

David is born approx. on 1925 in Alabama.

Father, Daniel C. Anderson.

Mother, Effie Anderson.

Sister(s), Jerryelene Anderson.

Brother(s), Vernon Anderson.

David enlisted the service in Alabama with service number # 2729834.

David was KIA when the USS Suwanee was attacked and hit by a kamikaze in Leyte Gulf on Oct. 25, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

David is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

He Also has a Memorial Grave at Millry Cemetery, Millry, Washington County, Alabama, USA.

Thanks to, https://www.navsource.org/archives/03/027.htm

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/