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Richard Preston Anderson

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Richard Preston Anderson Veteran

Birth
Death
8 Nov 1944 (aged 25)
Burial
Dublin, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Virginia
PVT 318 INF 80 INF DIV
WORLD WAR II

Mr. and Mrs. Olin P. Anderson, of Dublin, were, advised by the war department November 29, that their son, Pvt. Richard P. Anderson, 25, was killed in action in France November S while serving in the 318th infantry.

Pvt, Anderson entered the armed service in March, 1942 and was stationed in a barrage balloon division at Camp Gordon Johnson, Fla; was transferred to anti-aircraft at Camp Tyson, Tenn,, then to the infantry at Fort Bragg, N. C, in April 1944.

He arrived in France October 9. Besides his parents Pvt. Anderson is survived by a brother, Olin P. Jr., which is in the navy and a sister, Mrs. Glenn. Brillheart, at home.

Page 2 THE SOUTHWEST TIMES, PULASKI, VA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1944
Virginia
PVT 318 INF 80 INF DIV
WORLD WAR II

Mr. and Mrs. Olin P. Anderson, of Dublin, were, advised by the war department November 29, that their son, Pvt. Richard P. Anderson, 25, was killed in action in France November S while serving in the 318th infantry.

Pvt, Anderson entered the armed service in March, 1942 and was stationed in a barrage balloon division at Camp Gordon Johnson, Fla; was transferred to anti-aircraft at Camp Tyson, Tenn,, then to the infantry at Fort Bragg, N. C, in April 1944.

He arrived in France October 9. Besides his parents Pvt. Anderson is survived by a brother, Olin P. Jr., which is in the navy and a sister, Mrs. Glenn. Brillheart, at home.

Page 2 THE SOUTHWEST TIMES, PULASKI, VA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1944


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