Anderson, George Edwin

• Name	Anderson, George Edwin
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ANDE.G006
  Military Service	World War II, Aviation Machinist's Mate Second Class, United States Navy  [1]
  	Enlisted and entered active service as an Apprentice Seaman on August 11, 1942 at Naval Reserve Station Saint Louis, Missouri. After training, served stateside with Patrol Squadron VPB2/1 and 2 at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida. Later assigned to Headquarters Squadrons of Fleet Air Wing 14 and then Fleet Air Wing 10 operating out of San Diego, California. His land-based unit was later deployed to Australia and moved from island to island through campaigns in Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations. Late in the war, saw combat as a crewman aboard the USS San Pablo AVP-30, a Curtiss Class Seaplane Tender. Later assigned to Carrier Aircraft Service Unit (P) 58. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, The American Campaign Medal, The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, The Philippine Liberation Medal and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Aviation Machinist's Mate Second Class on January 18, 1946 at Saint Louis, Missouri. (This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.) Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1926521
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		George Edwin Anderson
  		United States Navy Shield
  		United States Navy
  		Apprentice Seaman (AS), United States Navy, World War II The piping for this rating was worn on the right shoulder Source: https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/insignia_index.html
  		Apprentice Seaman (AS), US Navy, WWII, (Piping) The piping for this rating was worn on the right shoulder Source: https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/insignia_index.html
  		Aviation Machinist's Mate, 2nd Class (AMM2c), United States Navy, World War II This insignia was worn on the Left Sleeve of the uniform Source: https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/insignia_index.html
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Navy
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California
  		Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida
  		VPB-1, United States Navy
  		USS San Pablo (AVP-30), United States Navy
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		Australia
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Anderson, George E.
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 01 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 02 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 03 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 05 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
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  Person ID	I43102	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	23 May 2023

  
  

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  [S13440] World War II Honoree, George E. Anderson, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1926521) (Reliability: 2).