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Floyd Roland Anders

Floyd Roland Anders

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Machinist's Mate, Third Class
Service Number 634 29 46
Birth Date April 15, 1921
From Miami, Florida
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Wahoo (SS-238)
Loss Date October 11, 1943
Location In La Perouse Strait, Northern Japan
Circumstances Sunk by a combination of air attack and depth charging
Remarks Floyd was born in Erwin, Tennessee.
He was also entitled to wear:
The Presidential Unit Citation,
The Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal,
The WWII Victory Medal, and
The Submarine Combat Pin.

Photo and information courtesy of Ruth Anders Taylor, sister.  Information also courtesy of  Alice Black, niece, and Floyd R. Anders, nephew, via Vickie Rodgers.

 

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