Earl enlisted in the Army on October 20, 1942 in Chicago, IL and volunteered for parachutist duty.
He was assigned to Company C, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Camp Blanding, FL near Starke.
After the regiment finished basic training and prepared to move to Ft. Benning for jump school, Earl was granted 10 days leave.
During his travels he fell ill and was hospitalized for a month in Fort Thomas, KY before succumbing to his illnesses.
Earl enlisted in the Army on October 20, 1942 in Chicago, IL and volunteered for parachutist duty.
He was assigned to Company C, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Camp Blanding, FL near Starke.
After the regiment finished basic training and prepared to move to Ft. Benning for jump school, Earl was granted 10 days leave.
During his travels he fell ill and was hospitalized for a month in Fort Thomas, KY before succumbing to his illnesses.
Family Members
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Charles William Anderson
1883 – unknown
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Alice Dyer Anderson
1880–1942
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Dorothy Alice Anderson
1917–1917
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Records on Ancestry
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Pvt Earl Anderson
Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
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Pvt Earl Anderson
1930 United States Federal Census
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Pvt Earl Anderson
1940 United States Federal Census
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Pvt Earl Anderson
Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922
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Pvt Earl Anderson
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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