Andersen, Randers Hassa

Rank and Name, Chief Boatswain Mate Randers Hassa Andersen.

Unit/Placed in, USS Sims (DD-409) Destroyer, United States Navy.

Randers is born approx. on Nov. 10, 1912 in Wyoming.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

Randers enlisted the service in Utah with service number # 3681314.

Randers was KIA when the ship was hit and sunk by a Bomb strike at the Battle of Corel Sea on May 7, 1942, 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.

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

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to,

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/

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org