Rank and Name, Aviation Metalsmith Third Class Carl Anders Anderson.
Unit/Placed in, USS Hancock (CV-19) Carrier, United States Naval Reserve.
Carl is born approx. on 1926 in New York.
Father, Carl J. Anderson.
Born in Denmark.
Mother, Mary Anderson.
Sister(s), Marie K. Anderson.
Brother(s), Michael Anderson.
Carl enlisted the service in New York with service number # 7092677.
Carl was KIA when a plane landed taxied and exploded with a severe damage on Jan. 21, 1945, he is honored with a 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, http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/19.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/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com