Anderson Jr., Eugene C.

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Anderson Jr., Eugene C.
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EUGENE CONKLIN ANDERSON, JR

BIRTH DATE

7 Feb 1930

BIRTH LOCATION

Salley, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA

FATHER

Eugene Conklin Anderson; minister

MOTHER

Inez Rita Adams Anderson

HIGH SCHOOL

Galva HS

HIGH SCHOOL LOCATION

Galva, Illinois

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

Athletics, band, student council, leading scorer on basketball team, 1947-48 season, yearbook, class plays, track

HOMETOWN

Galva, Henry County

HOME STATE

Illinois

ENTERED KNOX

Jan 1950

CLASS YEAR

1953

MAJOR

Business Administration

SPORTS

Varsity basketball

FRATERNITY

Phi Gamma Delta

ENLISTMENT DATE

8 Jul 1952

WAR / CONFLICT

Korean Conflict

MILITARY SERVICE

US Army

SERIAL NUMBER

RA 16 423 028

RANK

Sergeant

UNIT

224th Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry Division

CASUALTY DATA

DNB / Died Non Battle - died of nephritis

DATE OF DEATH

26 Jun 1954

AGE AT DEATH

24

LOCATION OF DEATH

Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Lake County, Illinois, USA

BURIAL

Galva Cemetery, Galva, Knox County, Illinois, USA

PLOT LOCATION

Block 21, lot 19, grave 5

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REMARKS

Army records show him being from Toulon (Illinois) and a member of Galva First Baptist Church
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