Clarence Albert ANDERS
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Source : Linda Maggard (Ellen Marchese)
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | 33526707 | ||||||
AGE | 22 yo | ||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 27 October 1921 WEST VIRGINIA | ||||||
ENLISTMENT STATE | WEST VIRGINIA | ||||||
FAMILY | Single | ||||||
RANK | Private First Class | ||||||
FONCTION | Infantry Man | ||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor | ||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 3 December 1942 Abingdon VIRGINIA | ||||||
COMPANY | Company B | ||||||
BATTALION | 146th Engineer Combat Battalion | ||||||
REGIMENT | 38th Infantry Regiment | ||||||
DIVISION | 2nd Infantry Division | ||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 6 June 1944 |
Source : Frogman | |||||
STATUS | KIA | ||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Omaha Beach | ||||||
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CEMETERY TEMPORARY of Saint Laurent N°3582 | ||||||
CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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Virginia War Memorial, Richmond City, Richmond, VIRGINIA Source : Frogman |
Clarence A. Anders was born on October 27, 1921 in either West Virginia or in Tazewell County, Virginia. He lived in Tazewell County most of his life. He was the 3rd son of Cleveland Osborne Anders and Florence Etter (Simmons) Anders. They had a total of 13 children, including 10 sons and 3 daughters. Clarence’s father was a coal miner according to the 1940 census. Clarence’s brothers included James, Early and Elmer. His sisters included Ruth and Pollie. Clarence and many of his siblings had attended school up through the 3rd grade, according to the 1940 census. On his Army Enlistment record, his occupation is listed as Semi-skilled Chauffeurs & drivers, bus, taxi, truck and tractors. He was a single man when he enlisted in the Army in 1942.
On his Draft Registration, which was filed on Feb. 16, 1942, he was described as being 5 ft., 11 in. tall and weighing 176 lbs. He had brown hair, gray eyes and a light complexion with a scar on his right wrist. He was 20 years old and his employer was “C.W. Cacy” of Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia, but his occupation is not indicated. Clarence A. Anders enlisted in the Army on Dec. 3, 1942 in Abingdon, Virginia.
By 1944, PFC Anders was in Company B, 146th Engineer Combat Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. As part of the 146th Engineer Battalion on D-Day, PFC Anders would have been part of an Assault Gap Team, which arrived before the assault troops, or a Gap Support Team, which arrived with or shortly after the assault troops. These teams were assigned to clear obstacles such as anti-personnel and anti-tank mines with explosives and create wide gaps for the assault troops. According to an eyewitness who was in the same Company, they landed on Easy Green. The men worked amid small arms and machine gun fire from a fortified house nearby. Many of the men in these Gap teams were killed on Omaha Beach on D-Day.
PFC Anders was first reported as Missing in Action on a Battle Casualty Report dated July 15, 1944 sent to his mother, Mrs. Etter S. Anders. This was later amended to Killed in Action. By: gcchas390 Fold 3 | ||||||
Source : Frogman | |||||||
SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Aad.archives.gov |
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PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |