Clarence Albert ANDERS

 

ANDERS Clarence Albert

Source : Linda Maggard (Ellen Marchese)
NUMBER OF SERVICE33526707
AGE22 yo
DATE OF BIRTH27 October 1921 WEST VIRGINIA
ENLISTMENT STATEWEST VIRGINIA
FAMILYSingle
RANKPrivate First Class
FONCTIONInfantry Man
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTSemiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor WV
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 3 December 1942 Abingdon VIRGINIA
COMPANYCompany B
BATTALION146th Engineer Combat Battalion
REGIMENT 38th Infantry Regiment
DIVISION 2nd Infantry Division
DATE OF DEATH6 June 1944

ANDERS Clarence Albert

Source : Frogman

STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHOmaha Beach
CEMETERY TEMPORARY

 CEMETERY TEMPORARY of  Saint Laurent N°3582

3582 Saint Laurent

Story of Cemetery Temporary 

CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
J157
DECORATION

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal 

Combat Infantryman Badge


Photo FDLM

victory medal

combat infantryman badge

 

 

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STORY
 

ANDERS Clarence Albert

 Virginia War Memorial, Richmond City, Richmond, VIRGINIA

Source : Frogman

 Clarence A. Anders was born on October 27, 1921 in either West Virginia or in Tazewell County, Virginia. He lived in Tazewell County most of his life. He was the 3rd son of Cleveland Osborne Anders and Florence Etter (Simmons) Anders. They had a total of 13 children, including 10 sons and 3 daughters. Clarence’s father was a coal miner according to the 1940 census. Clarence’s brothers included James, Early and Elmer. His sisters included Ruth and Pollie.

Clarence and many of his siblings had attended school up through the 3rd grade, according to the 1940 census. On his Army Enlistment record, his occupation is listed as Semi-skilled Chauffeurs & drivers, bus, taxi, truck and tractors. He was a single man when he enlisted in the Army in 1942.

 

 On his Draft Registration, which was filed on Feb. 16, 1942, he was described as being 5 ft., 11 in. tall and weighing 176 lbs. He had brown hair, gray eyes and a light complexion with a scar on his right wrist. He was 20 years old and his employer was “C.W. Cacy” of Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia, but his occupation is not indicated. Clarence A. Anders enlisted in the Army on Dec. 3, 1942 in Abingdon, Virginia.

 

By 1944, PFC Anders was in Company B, 146th Engineer Combat Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. As part of the 146th Engineer Battalion on D-Day, PFC Anders would have been part of an Assault Gap Team, which arrived before the assault troops, or a Gap Support Team, which arrived with or shortly after the assault troops. These teams were assigned to clear obstacles such as anti-personnel and anti-tank mines with explosives and create wide gaps for the assault troops. According to an eyewitness who was in the same Company, they landed on Easy Green. The men worked amid small arms and machine gun fire from a fortified house nearby. Many of the men in these Gap teams were killed on Omaha Beach on D-Day.

 

 PFC Anders was first reported as Missing in Action on a Battle Casualty Report dated July 15, 1944 sent to his mother, Mrs. Etter S. Anders. This was later amended to Killed in Action.

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ANDERS Clarence Albert

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div 2            2nd INFANTRY DIVISION

Cette unité de l'armée américaine est la seule division à avoir été formée en France lors de la première guerre mondiale, la 2nd "Indian head" est mise sur pied en octobre 1917 à Bourmont (Haute-Marne).

Elle participa à cinq grandes offensives, s'illustra particulièrement lors de la bataille du Bois de Belleau et à Saint-Mihiel puis resta engagée jusqu'à l'armistice, et fit partie des forces d'occupation de l'Allemagne jusqu'en juillet 1919.

En 1942, elle stationne à Fort Houston (Texas), rattachée au VIII Corps de la 3rd Army, puis pendant l'hiver est envoyée au Camp McCoy dans le Wisconsin pour s'entrainer. L'été suivant (août à septembre 1943) l'Indian Head participe aux grandes monoeuvres de la 3rd Army, en Louisianne, avant de retourner à Camp McCoy.

En octobre la division embarque pour l'Europe, faisant escale à Belfast,elle rejoint la Grande-Bretagne et pousuit l'entrainement.

Dans le cadre de l'opération Overlord, la 2nd Inf Div débarque le 7 juin sur la plage d'Omaha et dès le 9 elle prend part à la libération de Trévières.

Poursuivant le combat tout au long de la campagne de Normandie, elle sera notament engagée, début juillet vers Saint-Lô, avec pour objectif Cloville, mais se heurte à deux régiments de parachutistes allemands (5e et 9e Fallschirmajâger Rgt) qui défendent âprement chaque pousse de terrain.

Le 29 juillet l'Indian Head prend part à l'opération Cobra, sous les ordres du Ve Corps progresse en direction de Thorigny-sur-Vire, et réussi à franchir la Vire, après des combats dans le secteur de Tinchebray à la mi-août, elle est désengagée du front pour se reposer.

La division reprend le combat en Bretagne, notament lors du siège de Brest, puis en septembre elle occupe un secteur défensif sur la ligne Sigfried près de Saint-Vith.

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Après le franchissement du Rhin, et sa réorganisation elle poursuit sa progression en Allemagne, lorsque survient l'armistice, la 2nd Division se trouve à Pilzen vers la frontière Tchécoslovaque.

 

 

CAMPAGNES
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
JOURS DE COMBAT: 303
 
PRIX ET DÉCORATIONS
Medals of Honor: 6
Distinguished Service Crosses: 34
Distinguished Service Medals: 1
Silver Stars: 741
Legion of Merits: 25
Soldier Medals: 14
Bronze Stars: 5 530
Air Medals: 89
Distinguished Unit Citations: 16
 
VICTIMES
Total battle casualties: 16 795
Killed in action: 3 031
Wounded in action: 12 785
Missing in action: 193
Prisoner of war: 786

 

 

 

CONFIGURATION DE LA 2nd INFANTRY DIVISION
Division Headquarters Company
9th Infantry Regiment9ri
Headquarters Company Service Company 
1st Battalion 2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion Cannon Company
Anti Tank Company Medical Detachment
23rd Infantry Regiment23ri
Headquarters Company Service Company 
1st Battalion 2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion Cannon Company
Anti Tank Company Medical Detachment
38th Infantry Regiment38ir
Headquarters Company Service Company 
1st Battalion 2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion Cannon Company
Anti Tank Company Medical Detachment
Division Artillery
Headquarters Battery  
15th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) 37th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
38th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) 12nd Field Artillery Battalion (155mm)
Medical Detachment
2nd Engineer Battalion 2nd Medical Battalion
2nd Cavalry Recon Troop 2nd Signal Company
702nd OD Light Maintenance Company 2nd Quatermaster Compan
Military Police Platoon
741st Tank Battalion 612nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
644th Tank Destroyer Battalion 462nd Anti-Aircraft Battalion

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