Anderson, Samuel W, Cpl

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Corporal

Last Primary MOS
653-Machine Gun Squad Leader

Last MOSGroup
WWII SSN/MOS

Primary Unit
1943-1943, 653, Co A, 1st Raider Bn

Service Years
1942 - 1943

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Illinois

Year of Birth
1918

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Casualty Info

Home Town Danville	Last Address 1002 E. Madison Street, Danville, Illinois
Casualty Date Jul 10, 1943
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Unknown, Not Reported
Location Solomon Islands	Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Spring Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum - Danville, Illinois
Military Service Number 352 747

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2016, World War II Fallen

Ribbon Bar

Enlisted/Officer Basic Training


	1942, Boot Camp (San Diego, CA), 0000

Unit Assignments


	1942-1942, 521, 9th Recruit Training Bn
	1942-1943, 600, 2nd Defense Bn
	1943-1943, 653, Co A, 1st Raider Bn

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1943-1943 Northern Solomon Islands Campaign (1943-44)/New Georgia Group Operation

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

Killed in Action, 10 Jul 1943, during operations against Imperial Japanese Forces in the vicinity of Enogai Point on New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands.

Comments/Citation:

ANDERSON, Samuel W., Cpl 521/601/745/653 (Asst Sqd Ldr) SN: 352747
Born: 06 May 1918 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois
Enlisted USMCR: 09 Jan 1942 (Home of Record: 1002 E. Madison Street, Danville, Illinois)
Died: 10 Jul 1943 (KIA, Enogai Point, New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, IL (Section , Grave )

Headquarters, Central Recruiting Division, 206 US Court House Building, Chicago, IL
Jan 1942 Pvt, Hq, CRD, Chicago, IL “9Jan42; Jdenl at DHS Chicago, Ill. and tr to RD, MCB, Sn Diego, CA”
9th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Jan 1942 Pvt, 9thRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA “9Jan42; 12, jdfr CRD; 9, Jdenl at DHS Chicago, Ill.”

3” Anti Aircraft Group, 2nd Defense Battalion, Reinforced, 2nd Marine Brigade, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1942 Pvt, 3”AAGrp, 2ndDefBn, Reinf, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, In the Field (Tutuila, Am. Samoa)
Jul 1942 Pvt, 3”AAGrp, 2ndDefBn, Reinf, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, In the Field (Tutuila, Am. Samoa)
Oct 1942 PFC, 3”AAGrp, 2ndDefBn, Reinf, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, In the Field (Tutuila, Am. Samoa) “24-31, sk hosp.”
Jan 1943 PFC, 3”AAGrp, 2ndDefBn, Reinf, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, In the Field (Tutuila, Am. Samoa)

Company A, 1st Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 PFC, Co A, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, N.C.) “10-14 and 22-24, on bd APD in conn with spl trng”
Jul 1943 Cpl, Co A, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) “9Jan42; 4, emb abd USS CROSBY at Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom same date; 4, underway; 5, landed on enemy territory and participated in action on New Georgia, B.S.I.; 10, KIA at Enogai Point, New Georgia, B.S.I. and buried on island; GO#20 does not apply.”

Based on this service record, I believe that we can confidently state that he rates the following awards for WWII:
Purple Heart Medal
Combat Action Ribbon
Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal-1 star
World War II Victory Medal