Wallace served with Company M, 413th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He lived in Clermont, PA
He was "Killed In Action" during the war.
He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star when he left his foxhole as he saw a truck burst into flames after hitting an anti-tank mine. In the face of an intense artillery and mortar barrage, he made his way across 250 yards of enemy fire-swept terrain to the vehicle.
Despite the flames and concentrated enemy shelling, Anderson successfully extricated an officer and two enlisted men who were helplessly trapped in the truck.
(McKean County Democrat Dec. 14, 1944)
Staff Sgt. Wallace Anderson, 22, Well Known in Smethport
Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson of Clermont received a telegram late Monday afternoon from the War Department telling them of the death of their son, Staff Sergeant Wallace Anderson, in action in Germany on November 27.
Sgt. Anderson had trained at Camp Adair, Oregon and was transferred overseas in August of this year.
He was born on February 22, 1022, in Marvindale. His mother was the former Miss Lillian Hagman of Clermont.
Sgt. Anderson graduated from the Mt. Jewett High school and was a member of the Lutheran church of Clermont.
In addition to his parents the deceased is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Arthur Axelson of Kenmore, N. Y.; Miss Eloise Anderson of Emporium; Cadet Nurse Margaret Anderson of the Buffalo General hospital and Miss Audine Anderson at home.
Sgt. Anderson was the nephew of Mrs. Walter Daniels and Mrs. Albin Anderson of Smethport.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
He lived in Clermont, PA
He was "Killed In Action" during the war.
He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star when he left his foxhole as he saw a truck burst into flames after hitting an anti-tank mine. In the face of an intense artillery and mortar barrage, he made his way across 250 yards of enemy fire-swept terrain to the vehicle.
Despite the flames and concentrated enemy shelling, Anderson successfully extricated an officer and two enlisted men who were helplessly trapped in the truck.
(McKean County Democrat Dec. 14, 1944)
Staff Sgt. Wallace Anderson, 22, Well Known in Smethport
Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson of Clermont received a telegram late Monday afternoon from the War Department telling them of the death of their son, Staff Sergeant Wallace Anderson, in action in Germany on November 27.
Sgt. Anderson had trained at Camp Adair, Oregon and was transferred overseas in August of this year.
He was born on February 22, 1022, in Marvindale. His mother was the former Miss Lillian Hagman of Clermont.
Sgt. Anderson graduated from the Mt. Jewett High school and was a member of the Lutheran church of Clermont.
In addition to his parents the deceased is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Arthur Axelson of Kenmore, N. Y.; Miss Eloise Anderson of Emporium; Cadet Nurse Margaret Anderson of the Buffalo General hospital and Miss Audine Anderson at home.
Sgt. Anderson was the nephew of Mrs. Walter Daniels and Mrs. Albin Anderson of Smethport.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
Wallace served with Company M, 413th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He lived in Clermont, PA
He was "Killed In Action" during the war.
He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star when he left his foxhole as he saw a truck burst into flames after hitting an anti-tank mine. In the face of an intense artillery and mortar barrage, he made his way across 250 yards of enemy fire-swept terrain to the vehicle.
Despite the flames and concentrated enemy shelling, Anderson successfully extricated an officer and two enlisted men who were helplessly trapped in the truck.
(McKean County Democrat Dec. 14, 1944)
Staff Sgt. Wallace Anderson, 22, Well Known in Smethport
Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson of Clermont received a telegram late Monday afternoon from the War Department telling them of the death of their son, Staff Sergeant Wallace Anderson, in action in Germany on November 27.
Sgt. Anderson had trained at Camp Adair, Oregon and was transferred overseas in August of this year.
He was born on February 22, 1022, in Marvindale. His mother was the former Miss Lillian Hagman of Clermont.
Sgt. Anderson graduated from the Mt. Jewett High school and was a member of the Lutheran church of Clermont.
In addition to his parents the deceased is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Arthur Axelson of Kenmore, N. Y.; Miss Eloise Anderson of Emporium; Cadet Nurse Margaret Anderson of the Buffalo General hospital and Miss Audine Anderson at home.
Sgt. Anderson was the nephew of Mrs. Walter Daniels and Mrs. Albin Anderson of Smethport.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
He lived in Clermont, PA
He was "Killed In Action" during the war.
He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star when he left his foxhole as he saw a truck burst into flames after hitting an anti-tank mine. In the face of an intense artillery and mortar barrage, he made his way across 250 yards of enemy fire-swept terrain to the vehicle.
Despite the flames and concentrated enemy shelling, Anderson successfully extricated an officer and two enlisted men who were helplessly trapped in the truck.
(McKean County Democrat Dec. 14, 1944)
Staff Sgt. Wallace Anderson, 22, Well Known in Smethport
Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson of Clermont received a telegram late Monday afternoon from the War Department telling them of the death of their son, Staff Sergeant Wallace Anderson, in action in Germany on November 27.
Sgt. Anderson had trained at Camp Adair, Oregon and was transferred overseas in August of this year.
He was born on February 22, 1022, in Marvindale. His mother was the former Miss Lillian Hagman of Clermont.
Sgt. Anderson graduated from the Mt. Jewett High school and was a member of the Lutheran church of Clermont.
In addition to his parents the deceased is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Arthur Axelson of Kenmore, N. Y.; Miss Eloise Anderson of Emporium; Cadet Nurse Margaret Anderson of the Buffalo General hospital and Miss Audine Anderson at home.
Sgt. Anderson was the nephew of Mrs. Walter Daniels and Mrs. Albin Anderson of Smethport.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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