The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star (Army Award) to Lieutenant Colonel Herman Reinhold Anderson (MCSN: 0-14), United States Marine Corps, for gallantry in action while serving with the Fourth Marines in the Philippine Islands in 1942.
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Awards Received
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Prisoner of War Medal
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Legion of Merit
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Prisoner of War Medal
Service:
United States Marine CorpsRank:
Lieutenant ColonelDivision:
Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)Action Date:
May 6, 1942 – MIA in Captivity
NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947Lieutenant Colonel Herman Reinhold Anderson (MCSN: 0-14), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.
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Legion of Merit
Service:
United States Marine CorpsRank:
Lieutenant ColonelAction Date:
December 1941 – May 1942
(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel Herman Reinhold Anderson (MCSN: 0-14), United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Legion of Merit (Posthumously) for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States in the Philippine Islands during the period from December 1941 to May 1942.