Anderson, Oliver Willie

Rank and Name, Chief’s Machinist’s Mate Oliver Willie Anderson.

Unit/Placed in, USS Edward Rutledge AP-52, Troop Transport, United States Navy.

Oliver is born on no record.

Parents and Siblings, no record.

Spouse, Viola Marie Anderson.

Oliver enlisted the service in Oklahoma with service number # 3415320.

Oliver was KIA (Operation Torch) when the USS Edward Ruthledge was sunk by a German Torpedo on 12 November 1942, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Combat Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal.

Oliver was KIA during transport to the Allied landings in North Africa 8/11/42 – 16/11/42 Operation Torch).

Oliver is buried/mentioned at North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial, Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia.

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to, https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/2416.html

http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/22/22052.htm

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.