WW II - ANDERSON, RICHARD O

Anderson, Richard Oscar

WW II - ANDERSON, RICHARD OSCAR
ANDERSON, RICHARD OSCAR

Rank: Private First Class

Unit: Troop C, 36th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 11th Cavalry Group (Mecz)

Awards: Purple Heart Medal

Date of birth: 4-Jan-1925

Hometown: Rock Island Township, Illinois

Marital status: Single. Parents: Oscar Gustav Anderson and Hazel Geneva [Covert] Anderson

Campaign: World War II

Date of casualty: 18-Apr-1945

Age at death: 20

Cause of death: Killed in action

Location of fatality: Bornenzien, Germany

Place of interment: Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands

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