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Anderson Elmer Donald Clifford

Private First Class, Field Artillery, 96th Division

Hometown

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Enrollment Date

08/24/1942

Discharge Date

Not Listed

Conflicts Involved

Pacific Theatre of Operations, Philippine Island Campaign, Leyte Island

Recognitions

Good Conduct Ribbon, Philippine Liberation Ribbon, Three Bronze Battle Stars, Bronze Arrowhead Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon, Purple Heart

ELMER DONALD CLIFFORD ANDERSON
– Entered service: 24 August 1942
– Discharged: 31 May 1945
– Rank at discharge: Private First Class

Service Details:
– Served in the Field Artillery, 96th Division
– Served in the Pacific Theatre of Operations during the Philippine Island Campaign
– Participated in the campaign at Leyte Island, Philippines

Injuries:
– Received a serious head wound during the invasion of Leyte Island on 27 November 1944
– Returned to the United States in December 1944
– Hospitalized at Veterans Administration Hospital in Auburn, California, then transferred to a hospital in Camp Carson, Colorado
– Received Honorable Discharge while still hospitalized

Awards:
– Good Conduct Ribbon
– Philippine Liberation Ribbon
– Three Bronze Battle Stars
– Bronze Arrowhead Ribbon
– Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon
– Purple Heart

Post-Service:
– Farmed until retirement
– Died on 31 December 1979

Submitted by his wife, Dorothy Anderson.

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Hometown

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Enrollment Date

08/24/1942

Discharge Date

Not Listed

Conflicts Involved

Pacific Theatre of Operations, Philippine Island Campaign, Leyte Island

Recognitions

Good Conduct Ribbon, Philippine Liberation Ribbon, Three Bronze Battle Stars, Bronze Arrowhead Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon, Purple Heart

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