Gordon August Anderson

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Name: Gordon August Anderson
Location of Birth: Floodwood, Minnesota
Date of Birth: September 10, 1910
Date of Death: November 14, 1992 (82 years old)
Parents: August and Anna Anderson
High School and Class: Floodwood School, Floodwood, Minnesota
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Highest Rank: TEC 5 (Technical 5)
Branch: Army
Other Branch: United States Army Air Corps
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Information in the United States, World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Gordon August Anderson
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 30
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: September 10, 1910
Birth Place: Floodwood, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Floodwood, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: October 16, 1940
Registration Place: Floodwood, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA
Employer: Great Northern Railroad
Height: 6'
Weight: 180
Complexion: Ruddy
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Next of Kin: August Anderson (father)

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World War II

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Gordon was raised in Halden Township near Floodwood, Minnesota. He attended Floodwood School.

Gordon was a past commander of Floodwood American Legion in Floodwood, Minnesota. He married Helen Ledstrom April 15, 1950. He worked for Burlington Northern Railroad for 38 years retiring in 1975. He was former mayor of LaPrairie, Minnesota, a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Ponti-Peterson Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1720 of Grand Rapids, Minnesota and the Brotherhood of Railway Workers.

Gordon is survived by his wife, sons Robert and Vernon, daughter Patricia Anderson, sisters Mildred Fendler and Olive Anderson, and one granddaughter.

Buried in Itasca Calvary Cemetery at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (Plot I-E-17-1-5)

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