Twin of infant Joan Marie Anderson (1946-1946) who is buried in same lot.
HEADSTONE says MI LCpl US Marine Corps Vietnam PH. AMVETS marker.
OBITUARY Iron River Reporter July 13 1967 "Cpl. John P. Anderson Is Vietnam Casualty" with photo
Iron County's third young man to die in the fighting in Vietnam is Corporal John P. Anderson, 20, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Anderson of the Smoky Lake Road, Iron River township.
Corporal Anderson, a 1965 graduate of the Iron River high school, died Sunday, July 2, of wounds received while in combat with the United States Marines near Quam Tri, Vietnam.
He had been scheduled to arrive home on furlough after July fourth but was fatally wounded before leaving the combat area.
Funeral services for Corporal Anderson will be held at the Mission Covenant church with the Rev. Elmer Dahlgren officiating. Interment will follow in Rosehill cemetery.
Military honors will be accorded by members of the Iron county veterans' organizations.
The time and date of the funeral services will be announced upon receipt of word of the arrival of the body.
Born August 7, 1946 in Stambaugh, Corporal Anderson was a lifelong resident of the Iron River district. Before entering the military service on January 5, 1966, he had been employed as an orderly at the Iron County Medical Hospital.
He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Anderson; three brothers, Jerome of Osage, Iowa, Robert at home, and William of Libertyville, Ill.; three sisters, Ellen at home, Mrs. Ralph (Eva) Smith of Libertyville, Ill., and Mrs. Dale (Judith) Carlson of Iron River, and several uncles, aunts and nieces.
The Duvall Funeral Home in Iron River is in charge of arrangements.
FUNERAL NOTICE Iron River Reporter July 20 1967 " Viet Nam Victim, Cpl. Anderson Rites Held"
Funeral services were held Tuesday [July 18] for Cpl. John P. Anderson, 20, of Iron River, who was killed in Quam Tri, Republic of Vietnam on July 2.
The 2 p.m. rites were held at the Mission Covenant church and officiated by Rev. Helmer Dahlgren.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nelson of Racine, Wis. sang "Face To Face" and "In Time Like These," accompanied by Mrs. Halmer Dahlgren. Mrs. Eric Elmleaf provided the prelude and postlude organ music.
Interment followed at Rosehill cemetery.
Pallbearers were Stanley King, William Doers, Bruce Flancher, Robert Marquette, Loren Olson and Robert Shamion.
NEWS ARTICLE Iron River Reporter April 4 1968 "Cpl. Anderson Given Medals Posthumously"
Lance Corporal John P. Anderson, United States Marine Corps, who was killed in action in Vietnam on July 2, 1967, has been post awarded the Military Merit Medal, and the Gallantry Cross with Palm, by the Republic of Vietnam.
The official citations and medals were forwarded recently to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Anderson of Smoky Lake Road, by the Department of Navy, United States Marine Corps Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
The citation from the Republic of Vietnam states "Courageous combatants, well known for their sacrifice, who always exhibited a spirit of good will and cooperation. They assisted the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces in blocking the Red Wave of aggression from engulfing South Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
With their enthusiasm and exemplary devoted manner, they willingly executed all of their entrusted missions and set a brilliant example for their comrades-in-arms.
They died in the performance of their missions. Their losses are greatly mourned by both their American and Vietnamese comrades-in-arms."
Cpl. Anderson, a 1965 graduate of the Iron River high school, was fatally wounded while in combat against the Viet Cong with the United States Marines, near Quam Tri, Vietnam.
He was Iron county's third casualty of the Vietnam War.
The two medals from the Republic of Vietnam were authorized by the Chairman of the National Directory, Republic of Vietnam.
VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL website thewall-usa.com includes him. Says died in Quang Tri in Vietnam. Gives middle name as Perry. Name is on Panel 22E Line 94. (see www.thewall-usa.com)
NEW ARTICLE Iron River Reporter April 18 1966 "John P. Anderson Completes Training" with photo [photo with helmet at right]
Marine Private John P. Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Anderson of Route 2, Iron River, has completed individual combat training here.
The four-week course included over 200 hours of instruction under simulated combat conditions, covering squad tactics, guerilla warfare, day and night combat, patrolling and the use of infantry weapons.
His next stop is four weeks of basic specialist training in his military occupational field. Marines to be assigned to infantry units will be taught infantry sub-specialties, such as the machine gun, grenade launcher, rifle or mortar. Marines to be assigned to highly technical specialties will be sent to military technical schools for their specialist training.
Leathernecks bound for the Pacific will receive more training when they report to the Staging Battalion at Camp Pendleton, Calif. This training will emphasize jungle warfare, patrolling, and civic action based on experience gained in Vietnam.
OBITUARY of Elmer Anderson 1995 says John Anderson was his son.
OBITUARY of infant Joan Anderson 1946 says John Anderson is her twin brother.
INFORMATION FROM ACQUAINTANCE neighbor Rob Shaver ([email protected]) of Westminster CO says John Anderson's family lived on Smokey Lake Road, and they used to hunt and trap and fish together. At Camp Pendleton where thousands of new recruits were streaming through the rifle ranges, and we had to share facilities with them to some degree. Rob's mess hall was adjacent to one used by recruits, side by side in same building. Rob's chow line ran out of bread during one meal, so he went over to the recruits' line and helped himself to some of theirs. Walking back, he noticed a recruit on the end of a table next to him, head down, intent on stuffing food into his mouth under the watchful eyes of the hovering drill instructors. He stopped in my tracks and said in amazement, "Johnny?" Johnny no longer had his sandy brown curly hair - it was shorn close - but it was him. Rob had no inkling that he was in the service. They got to talk no more than about twenty seconds before the drill instructor came up and wanted to know why Rob was talking to his recruit. You must understand that life as a recruit is a hard life. They cannot even talk without permission, so they barely got to say hello. Later, he and Johnny exchanged a few letters. Johnny went straight to the war after basic training. He wrote from there that the first night he was out in the field, guarding perimeter, an enemy fighter crawled up close and threw a hand grenade into his hole. Johnny heard the spoon fly from it when it was tossed, and he sprang out of the hole and got away before it exploded. He was good hearted kid, and had worked as an aide or nurse in a nursing home before going into the service.
INFORMATION FROM ACQUAINTANCE classmate Karen Roman Lee ([email protected]) says John was a medic. Sad story as he was only a few weeks from coming home. He was a really nice guy with big plans to become a nurse. His name is engraved on the Vietnam Wall Memorial in DC. His sister still lives in the IR area and is married to Dale Carlson.
HEADSTONE says MI LCpl US Marine Corps Vietnam PH. AMVETS marker.
OBITUARY Iron River Reporter July 13 1967 "Cpl. John P. Anderson Is Vietnam Casualty" with photo
Iron County's third young man to die in the fighting in Vietnam is Corporal John P. Anderson, 20, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Anderson of the Smoky Lake Road, Iron River township.
Corporal Anderson, a 1965 graduate of the Iron River high school, died Sunday, July 2, of wounds received while in combat with the United States Marines near Quam Tri, Vietnam.
He had been scheduled to arrive home on furlough after July fourth but was fatally wounded before leaving the combat area.
Funeral services for Corporal Anderson will be held at the Mission Covenant church with the Rev. Elmer Dahlgren officiating. Interment will follow in Rosehill cemetery.
Military honors will be accorded by members of the Iron county veterans' organizations.
The time and date of the funeral services will be announced upon receipt of word of the arrival of the body.
Born August 7, 1946 in Stambaugh, Corporal Anderson was a lifelong resident of the Iron River district. Before entering the military service on January 5, 1966, he had been employed as an orderly at the Iron County Medical Hospital.
He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Anderson; three brothers, Jerome of Osage, Iowa, Robert at home, and William of Libertyville, Ill.; three sisters, Ellen at home, Mrs. Ralph (Eva) Smith of Libertyville, Ill., and Mrs. Dale (Judith) Carlson of Iron River, and several uncles, aunts and nieces.
The Duvall Funeral Home in Iron River is in charge of arrangements.
FUNERAL NOTICE Iron River Reporter July 20 1967 " Viet Nam Victim, Cpl. Anderson Rites Held"
Funeral services were held Tuesday [July 18] for Cpl. John P. Anderson, 20, of Iron River, who was killed in Quam Tri, Republic of Vietnam on July 2.
The 2 p.m. rites were held at the Mission Covenant church and officiated by Rev. Helmer Dahlgren.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nelson of Racine, Wis. sang "Face To Face" and "In Time Like These," accompanied by Mrs. Halmer Dahlgren. Mrs. Eric Elmleaf provided the prelude and postlude organ music.
Interment followed at Rosehill cemetery.
Pallbearers were Stanley King, William Doers, Bruce Flancher, Robert Marquette, Loren Olson and Robert Shamion.
NEWS ARTICLE Iron River Reporter April 4 1968 "Cpl. Anderson Given Medals Posthumously"
Lance Corporal John P. Anderson, United States Marine Corps, who was killed in action in Vietnam on July 2, 1967, has been post awarded the Military Merit Medal, and the Gallantry Cross with Palm, by the Republic of Vietnam.
The official citations and medals were forwarded recently to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Anderson of Smoky Lake Road, by the Department of Navy, United States Marine Corps Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
The citation from the Republic of Vietnam states "Courageous combatants, well known for their sacrifice, who always exhibited a spirit of good will and cooperation. They assisted the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces in blocking the Red Wave of aggression from engulfing South Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
With their enthusiasm and exemplary devoted manner, they willingly executed all of their entrusted missions and set a brilliant example for their comrades-in-arms.
They died in the performance of their missions. Their losses are greatly mourned by both their American and Vietnamese comrades-in-arms."
Cpl. Anderson, a 1965 graduate of the Iron River high school, was fatally wounded while in combat against the Viet Cong with the United States Marines, near Quam Tri, Vietnam.
He was Iron county's third casualty of the Vietnam War.
The two medals from the Republic of Vietnam were authorized by the Chairman of the National Directory, Republic of Vietnam.
VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL website thewall-usa.com includes him. Says died in Quang Tri in Vietnam. Gives middle name as Perry. Name is on Panel 22E Line 94. (see www.thewall-usa.com)
NEW ARTICLE Iron River Reporter April 18 1966 "John P. Anderson Completes Training" with photo [photo with helmet at right]
Marine Private John P. Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Anderson of Route 2, Iron River, has completed individual combat training here.
The four-week course included over 200 hours of instruction under simulated combat conditions, covering squad tactics, guerilla warfare, day and night combat, patrolling and the use of infantry weapons.
His next stop is four weeks of basic specialist training in his military occupational field. Marines to be assigned to infantry units will be taught infantry sub-specialties, such as the machine gun, grenade launcher, rifle or mortar. Marines to be assigned to highly technical specialties will be sent to military technical schools for their specialist training.
Leathernecks bound for the Pacific will receive more training when they report to the Staging Battalion at Camp Pendleton, Calif. This training will emphasize jungle warfare, patrolling, and civic action based on experience gained in Vietnam.
OBITUARY of Elmer Anderson 1995 says John Anderson was his son.
OBITUARY of infant Joan Anderson 1946 says John Anderson is her twin brother.
INFORMATION FROM ACQUAINTANCE neighbor Rob Shaver ([email protected]) of Westminster CO says John Anderson's family lived on Smokey Lake Road, and they used to hunt and trap and fish together. At Camp Pendleton where thousands of new recruits were streaming through the rifle ranges, and we had to share facilities with them to some degree. Rob's mess hall was adjacent to one used by recruits, side by side in same building. Rob's chow line ran out of bread during one meal, so he went over to the recruits' line and helped himself to some of theirs. Walking back, he noticed a recruit on the end of a table next to him, head down, intent on stuffing food into his mouth under the watchful eyes of the hovering drill instructors. He stopped in my tracks and said in amazement, "Johnny?" Johnny no longer had his sandy brown curly hair - it was shorn close - but it was him. Rob had no inkling that he was in the service. They got to talk no more than about twenty seconds before the drill instructor came up and wanted to know why Rob was talking to his recruit. You must understand that life as a recruit is a hard life. They cannot even talk without permission, so they barely got to say hello. Later, he and Johnny exchanged a few letters. Johnny went straight to the war after basic training. He wrote from there that the first night he was out in the field, guarding perimeter, an enemy fighter crawled up close and threw a hand grenade into his hole. Johnny heard the spoon fly from it when it was tossed, and he sprang out of the hole and got away before it exploded. He was good hearted kid, and had worked as an aide or nurse in a nursing home before going into the service.
INFORMATION FROM ACQUAINTANCE classmate Karen Roman Lee ([email protected]) says John was a medic. Sad story as he was only a few weeks from coming home. He was a really nice guy with big plans to become a nurse. His name is engraved on the Vietnam Wall Memorial in DC. His sister still lives in the IR area and is married to Dale Carlson.
Twin of infant Joan Marie Anderson (1946-1946) who is buried in same lot.
HEADSTONE says MI LCpl US Marine Corps Vietnam PH. AMVETS marker.
OBITUARY Iron River Reporter July 13 1967 "Cpl. John P. Anderson Is Vietnam Casualty" with photo
Iron County's third young man to die in the fighting in Vietnam is Corporal John P. Anderson, 20, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Anderson of the Smoky Lake Road, Iron River township.
Corporal Anderson, a 1965 graduate of the Iron River high school, died Sunday, July 2, of wounds received while in combat with the United States Marines near Quam Tri, Vietnam.
He had been scheduled to arrive home on furlough after July fourth but was fatally wounded before leaving the combat area.
Funeral services for Corporal Anderson will be held at the Mission Covenant church with the Rev. Elmer Dahlgren officiating. Interment will follow in Rosehill cemetery.
Military honors will be accorded by members of the Iron county veterans' organizations.
The time and date of the funeral services will be announced upon receipt of word of the arrival of the body.
Born August 7, 1946 in Stambaugh, Corporal Anderson was a lifelong resident of the Iron River district. Before entering the military service on January 5, 1966, he had been employed as an orderly at the Iron County Medical Hospital.
He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Anderson; three brothers, Jerome of Osage, Iowa, Robert at home, and William of Libertyville, Ill.; three sisters, Ellen at home, Mrs. Ralph (Eva) Smith of Libertyville, Ill., and Mrs. Dale (Judith) Carlson of Iron River, and several uncles, aunts and nieces.
The Duvall Funeral Home in Iron River is in charge of arrangements.
FUNERAL NOTICE Iron River Reporter July 20 1967 " Viet Nam Victim, Cpl. Anderson Rites Held"
Funeral services were held Tuesday [July 18] for Cpl. John P. Anderson, 20, of Iron River, who was killed in Quam Tri, Republic of Vietnam on July 2.
The 2 p.m. rites were held at the Mission Covenant church and officiated by Rev. Helmer Dahlgren.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nelson of Racine, Wis. sang "Face To Face" and "In Time Like These," accompanied by Mrs. Halmer Dahlgren. Mrs. Eric Elmleaf provided the prelude and postlude organ music.
Interment followed at Rosehill cemetery.
Pallbearers were Stanley King, William Doers, Bruce Flancher, Robert Marquette, Loren Olson and Robert Shamion.
NEWS ARTICLE Iron River Reporter April 4 1968 "Cpl. Anderson Given Medals Posthumously"
Lance Corporal John P. Anderson, United States Marine Corps, who was killed in action in Vietnam on July 2, 1967, has been post awarded the Military Merit Medal, and the Gallantry Cross with Palm, by the Republic of Vietnam.
The official citations and medals were forwarded recently to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Anderson of Smoky Lake Road, by the Department of Navy, United States Marine Corps Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
The citation from the Republic of Vietnam states "Courageous combatants, well known for their sacrifice, who always exhibited a spirit of good will and cooperation. They assisted the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces in blocking the Red Wave of aggression from engulfing South Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
With their enthusiasm and exemplary devoted manner, they willingly executed all of their entrusted missions and set a brilliant example for their comrades-in-arms.
They died in the performance of their missions. Their losses are greatly mourned by both their American and Vietnamese comrades-in-arms."
Cpl. Anderson, a 1965 graduate of the Iron River high school, was fatally wounded while in combat against the Viet Cong with the United States Marines, near Quam Tri, Vietnam.
He was Iron county's third casualty of the Vietnam War.
The two medals from the Republic of Vietnam were authorized by the Chairman of the National Directory, Republic of Vietnam.
VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL website thewall-usa.com includes him. Says died in Quang Tri in Vietnam. Gives middle name as Perry. Name is on Panel 22E Line 94. (see www.thewall-usa.com)
NEW ARTICLE Iron River Reporter April 18 1966 "John P. Anderson Completes Training" with photo [photo with helmet at right]
Marine Private John P. Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Anderson of Route 2, Iron River, has completed individual combat training here.
The four-week course included over 200 hours of instruction under simulated combat conditions, covering squad tactics, guerilla warfare, day and night combat, patrolling and the use of infantry weapons.
His next stop is four weeks of basic specialist training in his military occupational field. Marines to be assigned to infantry units will be taught infantry sub-specialties, such as the machine gun, grenade launcher, rifle or mortar. Marines to be assigned to highly technical specialties will be sent to military technical schools for their specialist training.
Leathernecks bound for the Pacific will receive more training when they report to the Staging Battalion at Camp Pendleton, Calif. This training will emphasize jungle warfare, patrolling, and civic action based on experience gained in Vietnam.
OBITUARY of Elmer Anderson 1995 says John Anderson was his son.
OBITUARY of infant Joan Anderson 1946 says John Anderson is her twin brother.
INFORMATION FROM ACQUAINTANCE neighbor Rob Shaver ([email protected]) of Westminster CO says John Anderson's family lived on Smokey Lake Road, and they used to hunt and trap and fish together. At Camp Pendleton where thousands of new recruits were streaming through the rifle ranges, and we had to share facilities with them to some degree. Rob's mess hall was adjacent to one used by recruits, side by side in same building. Rob's chow line ran out of bread during one meal, so he went over to the recruits' line and helped himself to some of theirs. Walking back, he noticed a recruit on the end of a table next to him, head down, intent on stuffing food into his mouth under the watchful eyes of the hovering drill instructors. He stopped in my tracks and said in amazement, "Johnny?" Johnny no longer had his sandy brown curly hair - it was shorn close - but it was him. Rob had no inkling that he was in the service. They got to talk no more than about twenty seconds before the drill instructor came up and wanted to know why Rob was talking to his recruit. You must understand that life as a recruit is a hard life. They cannot even talk without permission, so they barely got to say hello. Later, he and Johnny exchanged a few letters. Johnny went straight to the war after basic training. He wrote from there that the first night he was out in the field, guarding perimeter, an enemy fighter crawled up close and threw a hand grenade into his hole. Johnny heard the spoon fly from it when it was tossed, and he sprang out of the hole and got away before it exploded. He was good hearted kid, and had worked as an aide or nurse in a nursing home before going into the service.
INFORMATION FROM ACQUAINTANCE classmate Karen Roman Lee ([email protected]) says John was a medic. Sad story as he was only a few weeks from coming home. He was a really nice guy with big plans to become a nurse. His name is engraved on the Vietnam Wall Memorial in DC. His sister still lives in the IR area and is married to Dale Carlson.
HEADSTONE says MI LCpl US Marine Corps Vietnam PH. AMVETS marker.
OBITUARY Iron River Reporter July 13 1967 "Cpl. John P. Anderson Is Vietnam Casualty" with photo
Iron County's third young man to die in the fighting in Vietnam is Corporal John P. Anderson, 20, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Anderson of the Smoky Lake Road, Iron River township.
Corporal Anderson, a 1965 graduate of the Iron River high school, died Sunday, July 2, of wounds received while in combat with the United States Marines near Quam Tri, Vietnam.
He had been scheduled to arrive home on furlough after July fourth but was fatally wounded before leaving the combat area.
Funeral services for Corporal Anderson will be held at the Mission Covenant church with the Rev. Elmer Dahlgren officiating. Interment will follow in Rosehill cemetery.
Military honors will be accorded by members of the Iron county veterans' organizations.
The time and date of the funeral services will be announced upon receipt of word of the arrival of the body.
Born August 7, 1946 in Stambaugh, Corporal Anderson was a lifelong resident of the Iron River district. Before entering the military service on January 5, 1966, he had been employed as an orderly at the Iron County Medical Hospital.
He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Anderson; three brothers, Jerome of Osage, Iowa, Robert at home, and William of Libertyville, Ill.; three sisters, Ellen at home, Mrs. Ralph (Eva) Smith of Libertyville, Ill., and Mrs. Dale (Judith) Carlson of Iron River, and several uncles, aunts and nieces.
The Duvall Funeral Home in Iron River is in charge of arrangements.
FUNERAL NOTICE Iron River Reporter July 20 1967 " Viet Nam Victim, Cpl. Anderson Rites Held"
Funeral services were held Tuesday [July 18] for Cpl. John P. Anderson, 20, of Iron River, who was killed in Quam Tri, Republic of Vietnam on July 2.
The 2 p.m. rites were held at the Mission Covenant church and officiated by Rev. Helmer Dahlgren.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nelson of Racine, Wis. sang "Face To Face" and "In Time Like These," accompanied by Mrs. Halmer Dahlgren. Mrs. Eric Elmleaf provided the prelude and postlude organ music.
Interment followed at Rosehill cemetery.
Pallbearers were Stanley King, William Doers, Bruce Flancher, Robert Marquette, Loren Olson and Robert Shamion.
NEWS ARTICLE Iron River Reporter April 4 1968 "Cpl. Anderson Given Medals Posthumously"
Lance Corporal John P. Anderson, United States Marine Corps, who was killed in action in Vietnam on July 2, 1967, has been post awarded the Military Merit Medal, and the Gallantry Cross with Palm, by the Republic of Vietnam.
The official citations and medals were forwarded recently to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Anderson of Smoky Lake Road, by the Department of Navy, United States Marine Corps Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
The citation from the Republic of Vietnam states "Courageous combatants, well known for their sacrifice, who always exhibited a spirit of good will and cooperation. They assisted the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces in blocking the Red Wave of aggression from engulfing South Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
With their enthusiasm and exemplary devoted manner, they willingly executed all of their entrusted missions and set a brilliant example for their comrades-in-arms.
They died in the performance of their missions. Their losses are greatly mourned by both their American and Vietnamese comrades-in-arms."
Cpl. Anderson, a 1965 graduate of the Iron River high school, was fatally wounded while in combat against the Viet Cong with the United States Marines, near Quam Tri, Vietnam.
He was Iron county's third casualty of the Vietnam War.
The two medals from the Republic of Vietnam were authorized by the Chairman of the National Directory, Republic of Vietnam.
VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL website thewall-usa.com includes him. Says died in Quang Tri in Vietnam. Gives middle name as Perry. Name is on Panel 22E Line 94. (see www.thewall-usa.com)
NEW ARTICLE Iron River Reporter April 18 1966 "John P. Anderson Completes Training" with photo [photo with helmet at right]
Marine Private John P. Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Anderson of Route 2, Iron River, has completed individual combat training here.
The four-week course included over 200 hours of instruction under simulated combat conditions, covering squad tactics, guerilla warfare, day and night combat, patrolling and the use of infantry weapons.
His next stop is four weeks of basic specialist training in his military occupational field. Marines to be assigned to infantry units will be taught infantry sub-specialties, such as the machine gun, grenade launcher, rifle or mortar. Marines to be assigned to highly technical specialties will be sent to military technical schools for their specialist training.
Leathernecks bound for the Pacific will receive more training when they report to the Staging Battalion at Camp Pendleton, Calif. This training will emphasize jungle warfare, patrolling, and civic action based on experience gained in Vietnam.
OBITUARY of Elmer Anderson 1995 says John Anderson was his son.
OBITUARY of infant Joan Anderson 1946 says John Anderson is her twin brother.
INFORMATION FROM ACQUAINTANCE neighbor Rob Shaver ([email protected]) of Westminster CO says John Anderson's family lived on Smokey Lake Road, and they used to hunt and trap and fish together. At Camp Pendleton where thousands of new recruits were streaming through the rifle ranges, and we had to share facilities with them to some degree. Rob's mess hall was adjacent to one used by recruits, side by side in same building. Rob's chow line ran out of bread during one meal, so he went over to the recruits' line and helped himself to some of theirs. Walking back, he noticed a recruit on the end of a table next to him, head down, intent on stuffing food into his mouth under the watchful eyes of the hovering drill instructors. He stopped in my tracks and said in amazement, "Johnny?" Johnny no longer had his sandy brown curly hair - it was shorn close - but it was him. Rob had no inkling that he was in the service. They got to talk no more than about twenty seconds before the drill instructor came up and wanted to know why Rob was talking to his recruit. You must understand that life as a recruit is a hard life. They cannot even talk without permission, so they barely got to say hello. Later, he and Johnny exchanged a few letters. Johnny went straight to the war after basic training. He wrote from there that the first night he was out in the field, guarding perimeter, an enemy fighter crawled up close and threw a hand grenade into his hole. Johnny heard the spoon fly from it when it was tossed, and he sprang out of the hole and got away before it exploded. He was good hearted kid, and had worked as an aide or nurse in a nursing home before going into the service.
INFORMATION FROM ACQUAINTANCE classmate Karen Roman Lee ([email protected]) says John was a medic. Sad story as he was only a few weeks from coming home. He was a really nice guy with big plans to become a nurse. His name is engraved on the Vietnam Wall Memorial in DC. His sister still lives in the IR area and is married to Dale Carlson.
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