HONORED ON PANEL 54W, LINE 34 OF THE WALL
GEORGE JOHN ANDERSON
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GEORGE J ANDERSON
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POSTED ON 2.11.2005
POSTED BY: Robert Sage
We Remember
George is buried at Beverly Nat Cem.
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POSTED ON 12.23.2004
POSTED BY: Jim McIlhenney
The Philadelphia Inquirer - July 11, 1968
Phila. GI Dies In Viet Combat
Army Sgt. George J. Anderson, 20, of 4518 Bleigh ave., was killed during a night skirmish near his base in Vietnam on July 2, the Defense Department said Wednesday.
A June 1965, graduate of Lincoln High School, Sgt. Anderson was drafted in September, 1966, and went to Vietnam on September, 16, 1967.
"I'm doing my duty," his letters home often said, according to his parents.
Besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Anderson, he is survived by two brothers, John and Robert; two sisters, Sandra and Susan, and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Rocco.
High Requiem Mass will be celebrated at 9 A.M. Friday in St. Bernard's Church, Aldine and Cottage sts. Burial will be in the Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, N.J.
Army Sgt. George J. Anderson, 20, of 4518 Bleigh ave., was killed during a night skirmish near his base in Vietnam on July 2, the Defense Department said Wednesday.
A June 1965, graduate of Lincoln High School, Sgt. Anderson was drafted in September, 1966, and went to Vietnam on September, 16, 1967.
"I'm doing my duty," his letters home often said, according to his parents.
Besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Anderson, he is survived by two brothers, John and Robert; two sisters, Sandra and Susan, and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Rocco.
High Requiem Mass will be celebrated at 9 A.M. Friday in St. Bernard's Church, Aldine and Cottage sts. Burial will be in the Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, N.J.
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POSTED ON 1.19.2003
POSTED BY: Jim McIlhenney
One of Philadelphia PA's 630 fallen sons.
Article was taken from the Philadelphia Daily News of October 26, 1987. The special supplement entitled, 'SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY,' was published in conjunction with the dedication of the Philadelphia Viet Nam Memorial.
After graduating from Abraham Lincoln High School with the Class of 1965, "Andy" Anderson's classmates thought he would enter the business world. Instead he joined the Army. The 20-year-old sergeant, a supply clerk and a gunner with Company B of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, died in Viet Nam on July 2, 1968.
After graduating from Abraham Lincoln High School with the Class of 1965, "Andy" Anderson's classmates thought he would enter the business world. Instead he joined the Army. The 20-year-old sergeant, a supply clerk and a gunner with Company B of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, died in Viet Nam on July 2, 1968.
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