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ANDERSON-ORVILLE

ORVILLE  WALTER ANDERSON

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Deceased
Rate/Rank
EM1 (SS)
Service Branch
USN 00/0000 - 2/1945
Born 10/06/1915
BRANDON, SD
EDIT THIS LOG PRINT LOG PRINT MEMORIES BLUE SCREEN
KILLED IN ACTION - USS BARBEL SS-316, 02/04/1945
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
USS BARBEL SS-316, SUNK BY ENEMY AIR ATTACK, SOUTHWEST OF PALAWAN ISLAND
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
PURPLE HEART
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL
NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL
NAVY EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL
COMBAT ACTION RIBBON
SERVICE MEMORIES

ORVILLE WAS KIA WHEN THE USS BARBEL WAS ATTACKED BY A JAPANESE AIRPLANE, WAS HIT AND SUNK ON FEB. 4, 1945.