Anderson, Merril James

Rank and Name, Aviation Chief Machinist’s Mate Merril James Anderson.

Unit/Placed in, USS Hancock (CV-19) Carrier, United States Naval Reserve.

Merril is born approx. on 1910 in Michigan.

Spouse, Mary L. (Moore) Anderson.

Merril enlisted the service in Washington with service number # 3283196.

Merril died when a plane landed taxied and exploded with 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.

Merril 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