Anderson, Esther Susan 'Andi'
1919 - 2013 (94 years)
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Name Anderson, Esther Susan 'Andi' 
Washington University Medical Center Women in Military Service for America Memorial Barnes-Jewish Hospital Birth 12 Feb 1919 Xenia, Clay County, Illinois 
[1] Gender Female Reference Number ANDE.E006 _FGRAVE 109705839 Military Service World War II, Second Lieutenant, 21st General Hospital, United States Army [1, 2] - After graduating from Washington University School of Nursing in 1940, accepted a reserve commission in the Nurse Corps. Sworn in at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on January 31, 1942 and assigned as a charter member of 21st General Hospital affiliated with Washington University and Barnes Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri. Trained at Fort Benning, Georgia and Fort McClellan, Alabama. Departed the U.S. with her unit on October 20, 1942 bound for North Africa via Birmingham, England where she served as an honor guard for Eleanor Roosevelt reviewing the troops for President Roosevelt. Arrived Oran, Algeria November 11, 1942 in support of Operation Torch D-Day Plus 3. The 21st General Hospital staged there at La Senia Airfield for 6 weeks, then set up extended operations 60 miles south at Bou Hanifia , Algeria. At its largest while in Algeria, the 21st General Hospital had over 4,000 beds. When the 21st General Hospital re deployed to Naples, Italy she returned to the U.S., arriving on January 5, 1944. Earned The American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably separated from active duty as a 2nd Lieutenant on March 9, 1944 at Stark General Hospital, Charleston, South Carolina.
(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1923851
Birmingham, England World War II Honoree, Anderson, Kinnaman, Esther S. (1919-2013) 
Esther Susan 'Andi' (Anderson) Kinnaman (1919-2013) 
United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…Esther Susan 'Andi' (Anderson) Kinnaman (1919-2013) United States Army 
Second Lieutenant, United States Armed Forces Second Lieutenant
Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces, comparable to NATO OF-1 rank.
United States Army Officer Rank Insignia World War II
(1939-1945)
Military Service Ribbons, Anderson, Esther Susan 'Andi'
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
American Campaign Medal, United States Military American Campaign Medal, United States 
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States 
World War II Victory Medal, United States Military World War II Victory Medal, United States Military Fort McClellan, Alabama Fort Benning, Columbus, Georgia Jefferson Barracks Military Post, Lemay, Missouri Operation Torch Oran, Algeria Ahmed Ben Bella Airport, Oran, Algeria Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007
On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.
Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.
This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …Death 19 Apr 2013 Osage Beach, Camden County, Missouri [1] Burial Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1] 
Headstone, Kinnaman, Esther S. and Paul D. Person ID I33814 Carl Wayne Gray Research Last Modified 19 Jul 2023
Father Anderson, Joseph Corbette, b. 31 Dec 1891 d. Oct 1980 (Age 88 years) Mother Higgason, Nettie Fae, b. 13 Nov 1893 d. 23 Dec 1966 (Age 73 years) Family ID F13881 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Kinnaman, Paul Donald, b. 30 Dec 1910, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 2 Mar 1974, St. Louis County, Missouri (Age 63 years) Marriage Mar 1951 Age at Marriage She : 32 years and 1 month - He : 40 years and 3 months. Family ID F11887 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 31 Jan 2023
- After graduating from Washington University School of Nursing in 1940, accepted a reserve commission in the Nurse Corps. Sworn in at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on January 31, 1942 and assigned as a charter member of 21st General Hospital affiliated with Washington University and Barnes Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri. Trained at Fort Benning, Georgia and Fort McClellan, Alabama. Departed the U.S. with her unit on October 20, 1942 bound for North Africa via Birmingham, England where she served as an honor guard for Eleanor Roosevelt reviewing the troops for President Roosevelt. Arrived Oran, Algeria November 11, 1942 in support of Operation Torch D-Day Plus 3. The 21st General Hospital staged there at La Senia Airfield for 6 weeks, then set up extended operations 60 miles south at Bou Hanifia , Algeria. At its largest while in Algeria, the 21st General Hospital had over 4,000 beds. When the 21st General Hospital re deployed to Naples, Italy she returned to the U.S., arriving on January 5, 1944. Earned The American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably separated from active duty as a 2nd Lieutenant on March 9, 1944 at Stark General Hospital, Charleston, South Carolina.
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Event Map 
Birth - 12 Feb 1919 - Xenia, Clay County, Illinois 
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Notes - Andi was raised in Xenia, Illinois and graduated from High School there. She attended Washington University for Nursing School. She served her country proudly as a nurse in the United States Army Nurses Corps during World War II. She was in the 21st General Hospital in North Africa, Italy and Sicily.
After being honorably discharged, she returned to Illinois and worked as a nurse there and Troy, Missouri. She retired from Deaconess Hospital in 1984 after over twenty years of service. She moved to the Lake of the Ozarks in 1996.
Andi made a profession of faith and was a member of Lake Presbyterian Church in Osage Beach.
She has the opportunity to go on an honor flight to Washington D.C. to see the World War II memorial with her son on April 20, 2010. She was proud to have been one of the first women on the Women's War Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery. Her grandchildren were the joy of her life and she loved every opportunity she has to spend with them.
She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and aunt and a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate her life and her accomplishments and will treasure the memories she created for her family and friends.
- Andi was raised in Xenia, Illinois and graduated from High School there. She attended Washington University for Nursing School. She served her country proudly as a nurse in the United States Army Nurses Corps during World War II. She was in the 21st General Hospital in North Africa, Italy and Sicily.
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Sources - [S7963] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Kinnaman, Esther Susan, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109705839/esther-susan-kinnaman), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S10137] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, Esther S. Anderson Kinnaman, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1923851) (Reliability: 2).
- [S7963] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Kinnaman, Esther Susan, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109705839/esther-susan-kinnaman), none. (Reliability: 2).