S Sgt. Edsel Carroll Anderson (1925-1945)

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Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/17/2021 at 16:53:13

From Nevada Evening Journal August 4, 1948 (page 4)

Funeral Services For Sgt. Anderson In Slater Tuesday

Slater, Aug. 4--Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Bethlehem Lutheran church here for S Sgt. Edsel Carroll Anderson whose remains were brought here for reburial. Services were conducted by Rev. P. E. Onstad. Rev. Onstad sang a solo, "Heaven Is My Home." Nilus Ihle sang "My Faith Looks Up To Thee" and Lester Moore sang "Sometime We'll Understand." Interment was made in the Sheldahl cemetery with full military rites being performed by the Slater post of the American Legion. Taps were sounded by Nettie Hammond. John Hermann, Jerroll Newman, Chester Christianson, Dale Stauffer and Ervin Weeks.

There were many beautiful floral remembrances and offering to missions in memory of the deceased.

Edsel is survived by his parents, MR. and Mrs. Edwin Anderson and one brother Melvin of Sheldahl, besides a host of relatives and friends.

Edsel was killed in action at the Battle of Monn Schumann Crossroads in Luxembourg on Jan. 10, 1945, at the age of 19 years, 10 months and 10 days. He was born in Sheldahl, Feb. 28, 1925 and was baptized in the Sheldahl Lutheran church by the late Rev. Edward Duea and was confirmed in the Lutheran faith by Rev. E. R. Rorem in the Bethlehem church at Slater.

The deceased graduated with the Sheldahl high school class of 1942. He attended Waldorf college at Forest City one year and inducted into the service of his country on Aug. 5, 1943.

He received his basic training at Fort Benning, Ga., as a member of the Army Specialized Training program he attended Northeastern University at Boston, Mass., until the training was concluded and was then sent to training camps in Tennessee and South Carolina before going overseas in August, 1944 with the 26th Division. He served with the 101st Infantry Division Patton' 3rd Army. Sgt. Anderson was reported missing by the War Dept. on Nov. 11, 1944. He had been taken prisoner by the German army but was liberated by the American when they took Strassboug. Shortly afterwards he was promoted to stall sergeant. He was wounded Jan. 3, by shrapnel during the first days of the Battle of the Bulge, but as every man was needed he was returned to duty on Jan. 5 and was killed in action during the Battle of Mon Schumann Crossroads in Luxembourg while trying to take Hill 490 on Jan. 10, 1945.

S Sgt. Anderson was buried temporarily in the Hamm Luxembourg Military cemetery with a protestant chaplain officiating.

He was kind and obedient son, true to his God and lived and died in the Christian faith he had received from childhood. Blessed be his memory.