Alvin P. Anderson

Private First Class Alvin Palmer Anderson in uniform photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Cass

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Private First Class
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Regiment / Group / Brigade:
    507th Parachute Infantry Regiment
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Killed in action, buried at Luxembourg American Cemetery.

Biography:

Alvin Palmer Anderson was born on December 20, 1920, in Buffalo, Cass County, North Dakota to John A and Ingeborg (Inga) Anderson. He joined the United States Army on February 16, 1942, and was stationed at Camp Rucker, Alabama. He died in Belgium on January 8, 1945. Private First Class Anderson is buried at Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial in Hamm, Canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Plot E, Row 9, Grave 24. He received the Purple Heart award.

Private First Class Alvin Palmer Anderson grave marker photo

 

Sources: Ancestry/Find a Grave