John Anderson

World War I
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Fallen

Hoople, ND

County:
Grand Forks

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Navy

Rank:
Yeoman 2c

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
USS Von Steuben

Circumstances:

Died at Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa., on April 1, 1918.

Buried at Hoople, N. Dak.

Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 1, page 79 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Sweden, Aug. 27, 1898. Declarant citizen. Occupation - student. Enlisted in the Navy at Grand Forks on May 9, 1917. Served at Naval Training Station, Newport, R. I., to July 3, 1917; Receiving Ship, Philadelphia, Pa., to Sept. 8, 1917; USS Von Steuben, to March 28, 1918; Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa., to death. Grades: Landsman Yeoman, 55 days; Yeoman 3rd Class, 213 days; Yeoman 2nd Class, 59 days.