Captain Benjamin W. Anderson
Home Town: Edgefield, South Carolina
13th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division
Service# O-414270
Awards:s: Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Purple Heart
5-Sep-44 Killed in Action at Brest, France.
Silver STAR SYNOPSIS: Captain (Infantry) Benjamin W. Anderson (ASN: 0-414270), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 13th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division, in action during World War II. Captain Anderson's gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.
General Orders: Headquarters, 8th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 26 (1944)
Clemson University Class: 1941
Benjamin Waldrep Anderson
War: WW II
Major: Agricultural Economics
Service: US Army
Rank: Captain, Company Commander
Unit: Company K, 13th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division, Third US Army
Date of Death: September 05, 1944
Details of Death: Killed in Action at Brest, France.
Captain Anderson is buried Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-James Departement de la Manche Basse-Normandie, France this marker in East View Cemetery Edgefield South Carolina, is a cenotaph.
Captain Benjamin W. Anderson
Home Town: Edgefield, South Carolina
13th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division
Service# O-414270
Awards:s: Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Purple Heart
5-Sep-44 Killed in Action at Brest, France.
Silver STAR SYNOPSIS: Captain (Infantry) Benjamin W. Anderson (ASN: 0-414270), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 13th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division, in action during World War II. Captain Anderson's gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.
General Orders: Headquarters, 8th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 26 (1944)
Clemson University Class: 1941
Benjamin Waldrep Anderson
War: WW II
Major: Agricultural Economics
Service: US Army
Rank: Captain, Company Commander
Unit: Company K, 13th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division, Third US Army
Date of Death: September 05, 1944
Details of Death: Killed in Action at Brest, France.
Captain Anderson is buried Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-James Departement de la Manche Basse-Normandie, France this marker in East View Cemetery Edgefield South Carolina, is a cenotaph.
Gravesite Details
Edgefield County Cemeteries, Vol. I, p. 96.
Family Members
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Olin Browne Anderson Jr
1908–1912
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Margaret Layton Anderson
1911–1913
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Sallie Katherine Anderson
1913–1977
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Mary Mack Anderson Goldsmith
1914–1998
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Lena Smith Anderson Funderburk
1915–1977
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Joseph Fletcher "Joe" Anderson
1917–1988
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Benjamin Waldrop "Ben" Anderson
1919–1944
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Mattie Rainsford Anderson Robertson
1923–2011
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Infant Daughter Anderson
1925–1925
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