Vergil Andersen

VERGIL. ANDERSON

   Master Sergeant Vergil "Andy" Anderson, Retired, was born January 30, 1925 and passed away April 16, 2015.
   He was preceded in death by his first wife and mother of his children Joyce B. Anderson; second wife Ell Louise Anderson; and youngest son Mark Lee Anderson.
   Andy is survived by son Alan Anderson; daughter Susan Beth Anderson; and grandson Andy Anderson.
   His funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at Jeter & Son Chapel with military honors and interment at DFW National Cemetery.

[Dallas Morning News. Apr. 19, 2015]

[courtesy of J Ziggy]

Grave marker for Vergil Anderson in Section 12, Site 668, Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas county), Texas.

Vergil registered for the draft in Hopkins, TX on 30 January 1943, his 18th birthday which was the exact date that he qualified to do so.

On 26 February 1944, Pvt Anderson was transferred from the Casual Detachment No. 43 of the 474th Replacement Company to Service Company, 508th PIR. He was transferred from service Company to Hq 3rd on 2 March 1944.

On 21 July 1944, he was promoted to Technician Fifth Grade,

His military decorations include the bronze Service Arrowhead device awarded for participation in Normandy assault and the Good conduct Medal.

On 13 February 1946, Vergil married Joyce Evelyn Bowen in Cumberland, North Carolina

MSgt Anderson and his family, wife Joyce plus children; Vergil (5) and Susan (3) arrived in New York aboard a MATS charter aircraft flown by Seaboard and Western Airlines flight from Frankfurt, Germany.

The flight departed Frankfurt on 7 September 19855 and refueled at Shannon airport that same day. A second refueling was performed at Gander, Newfoundland on September 8th and the flight terminated in New York.

Joyce succumbed to a massive heart attack in 1982 and is buried in Vergil's home area of Sulphur Springs, TX.. She lies in a double plot and the bronze marker show Vergil's name and date of birth but his death date remains empty.

In 1984, Vergil remarries taking Ell Louise Smith as his new bride. She preceded him in death and they are both buried in the same plot in the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Note the plot and section numbers on he side of the marker.