Anderson, Harold Elmer

Rank and Name, Seaman Second Class Harold Elmer Anderson.

Unit/Placed in, USS Lexington (CV-16) Carrier, United States Navy.

Harold is born approx. on 1926 in Michigan.

Father, Fred E. Anderson.

Sister(s), Dorothy M. Anderson.

Harold enlisted the service in Michigan with service number # 3124940.

Harold was KIA during the Battle of Leyte gulf in fight with the Japanese Navy on Nov. 5, 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.

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

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to, https://www.navysite.de/cv/cv16.htm

http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/16.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/