- Name: Clyde Robert Anderson
- Location of Birth: Bena, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: November 7, 1919
- Date of Death: KIA - April 12, 1945
- Parents: Knute Anderson & Anna (Sandstrom) Anderson
- High School and Class: 1937 Greenway High School, Coleraine, Minnesota
- College:
- Highest Rank: PFC (Private First Class)
- Branch: Army
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- Date Sworn In: July 22, 1944
- Place Sworn In: Fort Snelling, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Start Date End Date Unit(s) and Location(s) Served 12 April 1945 18th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division - Military Awards:
Purple Heart - Military Highlights:
WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: Clyde Robert Anderson
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: November 7, 1919
Birth Place: Bena, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Grand Rapids, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: July 1, 1941
Employer: Balkan Mining Co.
Weight: 178
Height: 6
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blonde
Next of Kin: Mrs. Anna M. Anderson, Grand Rapids, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Newspaper article - Apr 1945 – Mr. and Mrs. Knute Anderson, LaPrairie, have received a detailed account of the death of their son, Pfc. Clyde Anderson, killed in action in Germany April 12. Anderson was with the 18th Infantry of General Hodge’s First Army and was killed in the vicinity of Osterode. He was acting squadron leader at the time, directing the work of men clearing enemy snipers from houses. A sniper’s bullet killed him. He has been cited posthumously for bravery, loyalty and aggressiveness. Survivors are his widow and 5-year-old daughter, Sandra, Los Angeles; his parents; two sisters, Mrs. Robert O’Clock, Miami, and Mrs. John Bradley, St. Cloud; and a brother, Ensign William [should be Leslie Willard], U.S. Coast Guard, Philippines. - Wars Involved:
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Clyde Anderson was married to Dorothy Jeanne Fletcher in Minnesota in 1939. He is buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota (plot C-23, O, 13456). - Tribal Affiliation(s):