Anderson Elmer Donald Clifford
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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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