Anderson, Joseph Corbette 'Joe' Jr.

1922 - 1948  (26 years)

• Name	Anderson, Joseph Corbette 'Joe'
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	1922  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ANDE.J009
  _FGRAVE	23472108
  Military Service	World War II, Technician 4th Grade, 162nd Station Hospital, United States Army  [2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on December 8, 1942 at Chicago, Illinois. Trained as a Surgical Technician (Military Occupational Specialty 861) and departed the Continental U.S. on February 2, 1944 bound for the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations. Served through the New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago and Southern Philippines Campaigns. Earned The American Campaign Medal, The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with three bronze battle stars, The WWII Victory Medal and The Good Conduct Medal. Honorably discharged from the 162nd Station Hospital and the medical department as a Technician 4th Grade on January 26, 1946 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. (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: https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1923854
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Military Service Ribbons, Anderson, Joseph Corbette Jr. (1922-1948) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		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,…
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Honoree, Anderson, Joseph C. (1922-1948)
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		Bismarck Archipelago
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Jefferson Barracks Military Post, Lemay, Missouri
  		New Guinea Campaign, World War II
  		Philippines Campaign, World War II (1941–1942)
  		Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		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	1948  [1]
  Burial	Oskaloosa Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Anderson, Joe
  		Headstone, Anderson, Joe
  Person ID	I33819	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

  
  

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  Joseph Corbette 'Joe' Anderson Jr. (1922-1948)

  
  

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  [S10480] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Anderson, Joe, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23472108), none. (Reliability: 2). [S10158] (Reliability: 2).