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T/5 Anderson and his brother, William, were both killed in the same battle while serving with the 2nd Ranger Battalion. They are buried next to each other.
On December 2, 1944 Jack transfered into Bill's Ranger unit, already in the German area of the Huertegen Forest.
Jack D. Anderson and his brother William enlisted into the U.S. Army on Feb. 3, 1943.
On Dec. 7th 1944, the Rangers assaulted Castle Hill (Hill 400) east of Bergstein. Company D and Company F began the assault at 7:30 AM of the heavily fortified hill laden with pill boxes. It was a bloody battle with repeated German counter attacks and heavy artillery barrages. The Rangers succeeded in capturing Hill 400 but with heavy casualties including Jack and his brother William, both dying from shrapnel wounds.
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