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From the 99 Lives Project (99 Lives (knox.edu))
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
