Name:
Richard Earl Anderson
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
19322952
Unit:
5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Date of Death:
1950-07-20
State:
Arizona
Cemetery:
Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Decoration:
Combat Infantryman Badge; Korean Service Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Purple Heart Medal; Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation; Republic of Korea War Service Medal; United Nations Service Medal
Comments:
Richard Earl Anderson was born on March 1, 1930, in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri. He was the son of Wesley Earl Anderson and Orpha M. Wilson Anderson. He served in the 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, as a Private First Class and Light Weapons Infantryman during the Korean War.
PFC Anderson was Killed in Action on July 20, 1950, in South Korea. He is now buried in the Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA.
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