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James Daniel Anders

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James Daniel Anders Veteran

Birth
Oil City, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
2 Jun 1986 (aged 70)
Fort Johnson, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, USA GPS-Latitude: 31.1607639, Longitude: -93.2630389
Memorial ID
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COL. US Army WWII Korea Vietnam
Birthplace: Oil City, LA
Death: Bayne-Jones Army Hospital, Fort Polk, LA

Attended University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette and Centenary College in Shreveport.

Retired from the Regular Army in 1971 after 30 years of service.

"Mr. Anders, a recipient of the Silver Star Medal, was a former Chief of Staff of Fort Polk, LA. and was noted for building and developing the Vietnamese Training Center in the Peason Ridge area of Fort Polk. He was chairman of the Army Retiree Council for the State of Louisian for 14 years and was a member of the OCS Hall of Fame.

"He was a past president of Leesville-Vernon Parish Chamber of Commerce and a member of Military Affairs Committee for the past 15 years. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Leesville, where he served on the Administrative Board for 20 years and was a member of the Chancel Choir. He was a member of the Leesville Lions Club, the American Legion and the Veternas of Foreign Wars."
COL. US Army WWII Korea Vietnam
Birthplace: Oil City, LA
Death: Bayne-Jones Army Hospital, Fort Polk, LA

Attended University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette and Centenary College in Shreveport.

Retired from the Regular Army in 1971 after 30 years of service.

"Mr. Anders, a recipient of the Silver Star Medal, was a former Chief of Staff of Fort Polk, LA. and was noted for building and developing the Vietnamese Training Center in the Peason Ridge area of Fort Polk. He was chairman of the Army Retiree Council for the State of Louisian for 14 years and was a member of the OCS Hall of Fame.

"He was a past president of Leesville-Vernon Parish Chamber of Commerce and a member of Military Affairs Committee for the past 15 years. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Leesville, where he served on the Administrative Board for 20 years and was a member of the Chancel Choir. He was a member of the Leesville Lions Club, the American Legion and the Veternas of Foreign Wars."

Inscription

COL US Army
WW II Korea Vietnam



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  • Created by: Nancy
  • Added: Mar 18, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25367118/james_daniel-anders: accessed ), memorial page for James Daniel Anders (9 May 1916–2 Jun 1986), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25367118, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Nancy (contributor 46856759).