Anderson, Lawrence J.

1912 - 1996  (84 years)

• Name	Anderson, Lawrence J.
  Birth	2 Feb 1912  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ANDE.L006
  _FGRAVE	58376372
  Military Service	World War II, Staff Sergeant, United States Army Air Forces  [1]
  		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 Air Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		Staff Sergeant (abbreviated as S/Sgt.), United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		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	2 May 1996  [1]
  Burial	Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Anderson, Lawrence J.
  		Headstone, Anderson, Lawrence J.
  Person ID	I43105	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2023

  
  

  Family	Burke, Gertrude Rose,   b. 11 Mar 1908, Missouri d. 15 Oct 1969, Clayton, St. Louis County, Missouri (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F16703	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13492] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Anderson, Lawrence J., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58376372/lawrence-j-anderson), none. (Reliability: 2).