Rank and Name, Assistant Cook Eugene Orval Anderson.
Unit/Placed in, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, United States Marine Corps.
Eugene is born approx. on Feb. 29, 1924 in Ellensburg, Washington.
Father, Orval R. Anderson.
Mother, Viola G. (Turner) Anderson.
Sister(s), Erma L. Anderson.
Eugene enlisted the service in Washington with service number # 482776.
Eugene died of his Wounds sustained during the landing at Peleliu on Sept. 16, 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.
Eugene 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
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
