∼Lieutenant Anderson was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was the pilot of an AD-4N Skyraider night bomber with Detachment F, Composite Squadron 35 aboard the carrier USS KEARSARGE (CVA-33). On January 29, 1953, during a night heckler mission, he reported that he was lost. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on June 14, 1954. Lieutenant Anderson was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
∼Lieutenant Anderson was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was the pilot of an AD-4N Skyraider night bomber with Detachment F, Composite Squadron 35 aboard the carrier USS KEARSARGE (CVA-33). On January 29, 1953, during a night heckler mission, he reported that he was lost. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on June 14, 1954. Lieutenant Anderson was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
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