Anderson, Carl Alexander

Rank and Name, Machinist’s Mate First Class Carl Alexander Anderson.

Unit/Placed in, USS Quincy (CA-39) Destroyer, United States Naval Reserve.

Carl is born approx. on 1918 in Maryland.

Father, Carl M. Anderson.

Born in Sweden.

Mother, Eva A. Anderson.

Sister(s), Nancy (Diety) Anderson.

Carl enlisted the service in Maryland with service number # 4059028.

Carl was KIA during the Battle of Savo Islands when the USS Quincy sunk on Aug. 9, 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.

Carl 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