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Margaret C. Amoroso
Women's Army Corps (WAC)
Margaret
C.
Amoroso
DIVISION: Women's Army Corps (WAC),
Major Hqs, Communications Zone
Sep 11, 1913 -
BIRTHPLACE: Lawler, IA
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
SERVED: Jan 1, 1943 -
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Jan 1, 1946
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HONORED BY: Children: Victor Jr., Marshall, Andrew, and Marta

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Margaret was a WAC (Women's Army Corps) serving at Major Headquarters in North Africa, Italy, and France from 1943 to 1946.

Herman V. Anderes
Army
Herman
V.
Anderes
DIVISION: Army,
1st Army
Nov 27, 1919 - Apr 1, 2015
BIRTHPLACE: Elmo, KS
HIGHEST RANK: Capt.
THEATER OF OPERATION: Pacific
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MILITARY HONORS: 3 bronze stars
HONORED BY: The Eisenhower Foundation

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Herman "Vincent" Anderes was born Nov. 27, 1919 on a farm near Elmo, KS. He attend Hope, KS High School and graduated in 1936. There are two events Vincent Anderes remembers about the war. One is the first bombing raid at Rendova, New Georgia three days after his arrival there and the second was repeated two days later. The first raid was on July 2nd, the 24 year old says he had just returned from the Red cross beach after washing up and was standing in front of his pup tent in only his shoes and shorts. His buddy, Leo McGowan of IA called his attention to some approaching planes. Since we had no warning of an enemy raid we assumed they were our planes and were tying to decide whether they were B-25s or B-26s. They came over at tree top level and suddenly bombs started to fall. I grabbed my helmet and made a dive for my fox hole. It was about half full of water. No sooner did I land in the fox hole than someone landed on top of me. Bombs were dropping one after another and casualties were high. One piece of shrapnel struck my foot but caused only a minor bruise. Two days later they came back. One of our planes had spotted them, so our anti-aircraft crews were prepared. The Japs were over-confident because of the lack of ack-ack on their previous visit. So they again came in at tree-top level. Our gunners were ready for them and knocked down 13 zeros with 85 rounds of fire, establishing a record for hits. It was a beautiful sight to see those planes plunging to the ground and we all felt the Japanese had been well repaid for the damage and death they had inflicted July 2. This air raid happen at Aukland, New Zealand. Anderes liked the scenery in New Zealand and commented they had fresh eggs, steak and ice cream while there. After the war Anderes returned to Elmo to farm, marrying Virginia Baier. They had 9 children. Courtesy of The Dickinson County Heritage Museum, Abilene, KS.

Clarence E. Anderson
Army Air Corps
Clarence
E.
Anderson
DIVISION: Army Air Corps,
357th Fighter Group
Jan 13, 1922 - Nov 7, 2023
BIRTHPLACE: Oakland, CA
HIGHEST RANK: 2nd Lieutenant
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
SERVED: 1932 -
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MILITARY HONORS: Bronze star, Legion of Merit Air Medal, Triple Ace
HONORED BY: The Eisenhower Foundation

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Clarence Emil "Bud" Anderson was born January 13, 1922 in Oakland, CA and was reared on a farm near Newcastle, CA. In high school he played football and basketball. He was introduced to aviation at Oakland Municipal Airport and was working at the Sacramento Air Depot when the Japanese attended Pearl Harbor. In January of 1942, Anderson enlisted in the United States Army as an aviation cadet. He completed primary flight training in Lindbergh Field, San Diego and Advanced Training at Luke Field Arizona. Anderson received his wings and commission as a second Lieutenant in the United States Army Air Forces at Hamilton Field CA, in September 1942. He began flying at numerous Flying Fields throughout the United States and was deployed to England in November of 1943. Anderson flew with the 357th Fighter Group in a P-51 Mustang, flying his first mission February 5, 1944. On March 3, 1944 he shot down his first Messerschmitt Bf 109 and continued to score aerial victories until he shot down a BF 109 over Frankfurt, his fifth aerial victory, thus making him a flying ace. Anderson continued to score aerial victories, scoring his final victory on December 4, 1944 when he shot down two Fw 190s over Berlin. Anderson flew two tours of combat against the Luftwaffe in Europe and was the group's third leading ace with 16 1/4 aerial victories. He flew a total of 116 missions without being hit by fire from enemy aircraft and without having to turn back for any reason. He flew his P-51 Mustang that was nicknamed "Old Crow". After the war Anderson married and had two children. On 2 December, 2022, Bud was given an honorary promotion to Brigadier General at the Aerospace Museum of California. Courtesy of Wikipedia and To Fly and Fight.com

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Verl 'Andy' D. Anderson
Army Air Corps
Verl 'Andy'
D.
Anderson
DIVISION: Army Air Corps
Feb 7, 1922 - Mar 26, 2010
BIRTHPLACE: Agenda, KS
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
SERVED: Feb 22, 1943 -
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Oct 18, 1945
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HONORED BY: Wife, Dorothy Glenda Anderson

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Verl Dean 'Andy' Anderson had attended College of Emporia at Emporia, KS, for 2 years on a football scholarship when he was inducted into the Army Air Corps on February 7, 1943. Following gunnery school at Kingman, AZ, he was sent to Carlsbad, NM, where he completed Bombardier-Navigator School. He was assigned to the 8th Air Force, 2nd Air Division, 453rd Bomb Group, 733rd Squadron out of 'Old Buckenham' airfield two miles southeast of Attleborough, Norfolk, England, and later served with the 466th Bomb Group, 786th Bomb Squadron based there. He was the bombardier-navigator on a B-24 Liberator, 'One Meat Ball', which was shot down over Germany. After making their way back to France, moving at night and with the help of sympathetic Germans, the crew was assigned to 'Hot Stuff', another B-24 Liberator. His crew flew 30 missions over enemy territory. Many of these missions were led by Group Operations Commander Jimmy Stewart, actor and war hero, in whom the men had complete confidence and respect. Verl remembers that when the crew reported for briefing prior to a mission and saw him in flight gear handling the briefing, they knew they were going into an especially dangerous assignment-and all attended chapel prior to the mission. Besides strategic operations, they engaged in support and interdictory missions, bombed V-weapon sites, airfields, and gun batteries prior to the invasion of Normandy, bombed German communications during the Battle of the Bulge and took part in the airborne assault across the Rhine in 1945. Battles and campaigns were Rhineland, Central Europe, and Ardennes. He received the Air Medal with Three Oak Leaf Clusters and was discharged as a 1st Lieutenant at Fort Leavenworth. After his discharge, he enrolled at The University of Kansas, where he was a member of the baseball team two years (1945-47) and had the great pleasure of being in legendary basketball coach Phog Allen's class and playing golf many times with him. Verl received his BS and Masters in Education from KU and then taught and coached one year in WaKeeney (1947-48); was a coach, teacher, Principal, Assistant Superintendent of Schools and Superintendent of Schools in Russell from 1948-76; and Assistant Superintendent of Schools in Abilene 1976-88, retiring after 41 years in the field of Education.

Henry R. Andres
Army
Henry
R.
Andres
DIVISION: Army,
90th Infantry Division, 359th Regiment, Co. F.
Dec 22, 1916 - Dec 13, 1944
BIRTHPLACE: Pennsylvania
HIGHEST RANK: SSG
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
SERVED: Mar 6, 1942 -
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BATTLE: St. Lo, Siegfried Line.
MILITARY HONORS: Bronze Star, Purple Heart.
HONORED BY: Henry Andres, (nephew and namesake). 139 Roxbury Ave.Oakdale, NY 11769

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Henry was my Uncle, and Namesake. He was the oldest of three brothers, (the youngest my father). He was born in Pennsylvania several years later the family moved to the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn NY. I learned from family, and friends Henry was an avid reader, a High School graduate, had a great sense of humor, and popular with the ladies. He was inducted in the Army on March 6th, 1942, and was assigned to Camp Upton, on Long Island NY, later Fort Lewis in Washington State. In July 1944 he shipped overseas to Europe, (ETO), becoming a member of the 90th, (Tough O'mbres) Infantry Division, 359th Regiment. I understand he saw action at St.Lo, and the Siegfried Line. Henry was Killed in Action on 13 Dec. 1944, in Dillingen Germany, just days before his 28th birthday. He is interred in the ABMC Cemetery Luxembourg, he received the Bronze Star, and Purple Heart posthumously.

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Edmund V. Andres
Army
Edmund
V.
Andres
DIVISION: Army,
BTRY A 205 AAA AW Bn.
Feb 28, 1920 - Mar 15, 2003
BIRTHPLACE: Brooklyn, New York
HIGHEST RANK: Corporal
THEATER OF OPERATION: Pacific
SERVED: Dec 31, 1942 -
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BATTLE: New Guinea, Fiji Island, Philippine Islands.
MILITARY HONORS: American Service Medal, Asiatic Service Medal, Good Conduct, WWII Victory Medal.
HONORED BY: Henry Andres (his son).

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My Father, (Edmund V. Andres) was born, and raised in the Greenpoint Section of Brooklyn, NY. along with his two older brothers, (all becoming WWII Army Veterans, Henry the oldest, was KIA in Dec. 1944.) It was there my father met, and fell in love with his school sweetheart Helen, they married in Oct. 1942. He was inducted in the US Army in Dec. 1942, and stationed at Fort Upton, LI NY. It was during his Army service my mother worked in a Defense Plant in NYC, she was always proud of those years, and the work she performed in helping the war effort. After shipping overseas to the PTO, my father was assigned to the Artillery Branch, and trained as an Anti-Aircraft (AAA) Gunner. He saw action in New Guinea, Fiji Islands, and the Philippine Islands, (only a few of the islands I can recall). He often stated "during his Army service he probably spent more time aboard troop ships sailing the Pacific than most sailors." For his wartime service he received the American, Asiatic Service, Good Conduct, and WWII Victory Medals. In Jan. 1946 he was Honorably Discharged, and returned to his wife, and previous civilian position, then starting a family, raising two sons. In later years dividing their time between their two residences, Brooklyn, and Montauk LI NY, until their deaths, (she 1994, he 2003).

Marshall D. Angst
Navy
Marshall
D.
Angst
DIVISION: Navy
Oct 19, 1921 - Sep 29, 2003
BIRTHPLACE: Enterprise, KS
HIGHEST RANK: Petty Officer
THEATER OF OPERATION: American
SERVED: Feb 16, 1942 -
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HONORED BY: The Eisenhower Foundation

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Marshall Angst was born Oct. 19, 1921 in Enterprise, KS. He entered the Navy 2/16/1942. He was stationed at the Navy Pier in Chicago for two years before going to sea. No other information of his service can be found. He received an honorable discharge and separation from the Navy at Great Lakes, IL. Mashall married Joan and had five children while living in Abilene, KS. Courtesy of Dickinson County Heritage Museum, Abilene, KS.

Carl E. Annis
Army
Carl
E.
Annis
DIVISION: Army,
143rd Infantry, 36th Division
May 9, 1924 - Dec 5, 1944
BIRTHPLACE: Solomon, KS
HIGHEST RANK: Pvt.
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
SERVED: May 10, 1943 -
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MILITARY HONORS: Silver Star
HONORED BY: The Eisenhower Foundation

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Carl E Annis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R Annis was born May 9, 1924 in Solomon, KS. Annis attended Abilene High school three full years and would have been in the graduating class of 1943, had it not been for a serious injury received in a highway accident. In August, 1942 , Annis was in a coma in a Manhattan, KS hospital for four days. Following his release, Annis attended school for a few weeks but dropped out when his doctor advised him not to carry a full schedule of work. Annis entered the Army one day after his nineteenth birthday and received basic training at Camp Walters, TX. He was given a five day furlough before he was shipped to Fort Meade, Maryland then shipped overseas. His parents received a letter from Carl on January 27 stating he would not be able to write for some time. Previous letters indicated Annis landed in Africa late November and was transferred to Italy in the middle of December. In a telegram, his parents were told he lost his life in Italy, January 25. On August 28, Carl Annis was awarded the Silver Star posthumous. The citation related Annis was a scout of a rifle squad which has the mission of crossing a river and attacking strongly held enemy positions in Italy. Under the cover of darkness, the swift and treacherous river was crossed, under terrific artillery nebelwerfer and machine gun fire. While his platoon was in reserve, on his own initiative he advanced under enemy fire for some 200 yards reconnoitering the best route for his platoon to follow. Annis returned and led his platoon into position, While preforming this act he was killed. Courtesy of The Dickinson, KS County Heritage Museum.

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