A telegram came to Mrs. Ida Anderson, bearing the heartbreaking news that her son Eddie had died in France, October 31, from Broncho-pneumonia.
Eddie Anderson was born at Oakland, Nebraska, December 23, 1888, and lived there up to the time of being drafted into the Army, which was September 19, 1917. He was sent to Camp Funston, and later to Camp Stuart, Virginia. In April he went to France in the capacity of Wagoner. He belonged to the Supply Company of the Fourth Infantry.
There are left to murn his early demise the mother, Mrs. Ida Anderson, and the following brothers and sisters. Ellen, Hannay, Carl and Mrs. Ed Anderson, of Oakland and Mrs. Carl Nordstrom, of Wausa.
Eddie was a member of the Swedish Lutheran Church, and his is the first of the forty-five stars on its service flag to be turned to gold.
Eddie Anderson was born at Oakland, Nebraska, December 23, 1888, and lived there up to the time of being drafted into the Army, which was September 19, 1917. He was sent to Camp Funston, and later to Camp Stuart, Virginia. In April he went to France in the capacity of Wagoner. He belonged to the Supply Company of the Fourth Infantry.
There are left to murn his early demise the mother, Mrs. Ida Anderson, and the following brothers and sisters. Ellen, Hannay, Carl and Mrs. Ed Anderson, of Oakland and Mrs. Carl Nordstrom, of Wausa.
Eddie was a member of the Swedish Lutheran Church, and his is the first of the forty-five stars on its service flag to be turned to gold.
A telegram came to Mrs. Ida Anderson, bearing the heartbreaking news that her son Eddie had died in France, October 31, from Broncho-pneumonia.
Eddie Anderson was born at Oakland, Nebraska, December 23, 1888, and lived there up to the time of being drafted into the Army, which was September 19, 1917. He was sent to Camp Funston, and later to Camp Stuart, Virginia. In April he went to France in the capacity of Wagoner. He belonged to the Supply Company of the Fourth Infantry.
There are left to murn his early demise the mother, Mrs. Ida Anderson, and the following brothers and sisters. Ellen, Hannay, Carl and Mrs. Ed Anderson, of Oakland and Mrs. Carl Nordstrom, of Wausa.
Eddie was a member of the Swedish Lutheran Church, and his is the first of the forty-five stars on its service flag to be turned to gold.
Eddie Anderson was born at Oakland, Nebraska, December 23, 1888, and lived there up to the time of being drafted into the Army, which was September 19, 1917. He was sent to Camp Funston, and later to Camp Stuart, Virginia. In April he went to France in the capacity of Wagoner. He belonged to the Supply Company of the Fourth Infantry.
There are left to murn his early demise the mother, Mrs. Ida Anderson, and the following brothers and sisters. Ellen, Hannay, Carl and Mrs. Ed Anderson, of Oakland and Mrs. Carl Nordstrom, of Wausa.
Eddie was a member of the Swedish Lutheran Church, and his is the first of the forty-five stars on its service flag to be turned to gold.
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