Biographical Information

Name:

Leonard A. Anderson

Date of Birth:

1922

Place of Birth:

Kansas City, MO

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

Home State:

MO

War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1941-1947

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

USS Rigel

Location of Service:

Kansas City, Missouri; Great Lakes, Illinois; San Francisco, California; Pearl Harbor; Pacific Islands

Highest Rank:

Ship Fitter First Mate

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service Related Injury:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran served for four years and seven months on the USS Rigel (repair ship). The USS Rigel was at Pearl Harbor on 12/7/1941.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: DVD [1 item] --Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Gary W. Swanson 

Donor:

Robert O. Babcock

Donor Affiliation/Organization:

Americans Remembered, Inc.

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/9211

Subjects:

Anderson, Leonard
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Leonard Anderson Collection (AFC/2001/001/9211), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress