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PFC Fred Anderson

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PFC Fred Anderson Veteran

Birth
Kane County, Illinois, USA
Death
22 Dec 1944 (aged 30–31)
Saint-Vith, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Burial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium Add to Map
Plot
H, Row 6, Grave 69
Memorial ID
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PFC. ANDERSON, Fred
Service number: 36313717

Age: 30
Born: 1913, Kane County, Illinois
Hometown: Kane County, Illinois
Family: Not available

Rank: Private First Class
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company : B Company
Date of death: 22 December 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Saint-Vith, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Spot: Wiesenbach Road, high ground SE of St. Vith, Belgium
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot H, Row 6, Grave 69
Cemetery: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

Date of enlistment: January 23, 1943, Camp Grant, Illinois
Other information:
PFC. ANDERSON, Fred
Service number: 36313717

Age: 30
Born: 1913, Kane County, Illinois
Hometown: Kane County, Illinois
Family: Not available

Rank: Private First Class
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 23rd Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company : B Company
Date of death: 22 December 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Saint-Vith, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Spot: Wiesenbach Road, high ground SE of St. Vith, Belgium
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot H, Row 6, Grave 69
Cemetery: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

Date of enlistment: January 23, 1943, Camp Grant, Illinois
Other information:

Inscription

PFC 23 INF BN 7 ARMD DIV ILLINOIS

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Illinois.


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  • Maintained by: Son of the 7th
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56279048/fred-anderson: accessed ), memorial page for PFC Fred Anderson (1913–22 Dec 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56279048, citing Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium; Maintained by Son of the 7th (contributor 47067117).