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ANDERSON, Paul Francis - Date of
birth
2 July 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6145721 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Feulen, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 11 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
Carl E. Anderson (father)
Leila Anderson (mother)
Winfield E. Anderson (brother)
Herbert W. Anderson (brother)
Mildred Anderson (sister)
Mary Anderson (sister)
Frank Anderson (brother)
Alice P. Anderson (sister)
Henry A. Anderson (brother)
Lillian M. Anderson (sister)
Carl E. Anderson (brother)
Donald Anderson (brother)
More information
Pvt Paul F. Anderson attended college for one year and was an insulation worker before he joined the Regular Army in Graham, North Carolina on 25 February 1939.He is also remembered at the North Burial Ground in Providence.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Massachusetts Birth Index, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – LuxAmCem / Beth Hurd, Hannah Majewski