Anderson, Esther Susan 'Andi'

1919 - 2013  (94 years)

• 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
  		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. …
  		Esther Susan 'Andi' (Anderson) Kinnaman (1919-2013)
  		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,…
  		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
  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

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Feb 1919 - Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• 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).