Anderson, Eric, CSM

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Command Sergeant Major
Last Service Branch
Command Sergeant Major
Last Primary MOS
00Z-Command Sergeant Major IN
Last MOS Group
Infantry
Primary Unit
1977-1979, 00Z, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Service Years
1943 - 1979
Other Languages
Arabic-Standard
Command Sergeant Major Special Forces Ranger
Command Sergeant Major
Eleven Service Stripes
Six Overseas Service Bars

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Home State
Arkansas
Arkansas
Year of Birth
1924
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Paragould
Date of Passing
Sep 25, 2009
 
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia

 Official Badges 

Special Forces Group US Army Retired Infantry Shoulder Cord US Army Retired (Pre-2007)

Honorably Discharged WW II French Fourragere Army Honorable Discharge (1984-Present)


 Unofficial Badges 

Airborne Medical Shoulder Cord Cold War Medal Cold War Veteran

Vietnamese Fourragere


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  2009, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:


After retiring from the Army, Eric participated in several covert operations in the early 1980's, one of which was an attempt to free American POWs from Laos. He later worked for the South Carolina Department of Corrections as a counselor helping to rehabilitate incarcerated veterans from May 1984 to July 1990. He then worked as a military contract policeman at Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean from August 1990 to November 1994, and then in Kuwait in 1995. Eric Anderson died on September 25, 2009, and was buried next to his first wife at Arlington National Cemetery.

   
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   1963-1963, HHT, 2nd Squadron, 4th Cavalry

Sergeant First Class
From Month/Year
July / 1963
To Month/Year
July / 1963
Unit
HHT Unit Page
Rank
Sergeant First Class
MOS
Not Specified
Base, Fort or City
Not Specified
State/Country
Korea, South
 
 
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 HHT, 2nd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Details

HHT, 2nd Squadron, 4th Cavalry
Type
Cavalry
 
Parent Unit
2nd Squadron, 4th Cavalry
Strength
Army Troop
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Mar 7, 2023
   
   
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4 Members Also There at Same Time
HHT

Hatt, Peter, CPT, (1963-1967) AR First Lieutenant
Best, Donald, MAJ, (1962-1982) IN 11B10 Sergeant
Hanna, Marcus, SP 4, (1962-1968) Specialist 4
B Troop

Buckalew, Robert, CPT, (1962-1967) CV Captain

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