Anderson, William A.

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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: 2nd Lieutenant (Second-lieutenant)
Unit:: 146th Engineer Combat Battalion, Special Engineer Task Force, V Corps, First Army, U.S. Army
Awarded for:: Operation Neptune

For action performed on D-Day, June 6th, 1944, Normandy, France.

Bronze Star Medal (BSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: 1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit:: Company A, 146th Engineer Combat Battalion, 38th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, V Corps, First Army, U.S. Army

For operation against the enemy between 1th February 1945 to 28th February 1945 in the vicinity of Monschau and Mutzenich, Rhine Province, Germany.

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Sources

Photo: 1121st Engineer Combat Group
- Balkoski, J., Omaha Beach: D-Day, June 6, 1944, Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, U.S.A., 2006
- 146th Engineer Combat Battalion

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