Born: December 27, 1922
Died: August 16, 2008
Campaigns Served: Namur, Saipan (wounded), Iwo Jima
Highest Rank Attained: Corporal
Decorations: Purple Heart
With Dog Company:
Lee Anderson was initially a member of Dog Company of the 24th Marines. He served as an Ammunition NCO, which meant he was responsible for the supply and distribution of appropriate ammo for the company gunners. Dog Company was the Battalion's heavy weapons company, armed with heavy mortars and machine guns. Anderson saw his first combat with Dog Company on Namur.
With Able Company:
When the weapons companies were dissolved in spring of 1944, Anderson was reassigned to a rifle squad in Able Company, under Sergeant Mike Frihauf.
Anderson at Camp Maui, spring of 1944.
He was one of the first to be wounded during the battle for Saipan, and was evacuated on July 15, 1944. Anderson recovered from his wound at the Aiea Heights naval hospital, and returned to Able Company where he lead his own rifle squad during the battle of Iwo Jima.
Lee Anderson survived Iwo Jima, and mustered out at the end of the war. He died in 2008, and is buried in Oak Grove Memorial Cemetery, Irving, Texas.