Mrs. William E. Anderson letter on the shelling of Warrenton, Oregon [manuscripts], 1963 July 29.

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Mrs. William E. Anderson letter on the shelling of Warrenton, Oregon [manuscripts], 1963 July 29.

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Manuscript letter by Mrs. William E. Anderson of Tillamook, Oregon, to the Oregon Historical Society, 4 pp, July 29, 1963, describing the experience of her husband on June 21, 1942, of being attacked by a Japanese submarine while at a government camp at Warrenton, Oregon, with a follow-up letter and typescript copy of original letter, June 10, 1965.

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Anderson, William, 1842-1900

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William Anderson was born on July 29, 1840 in Aberdeanshire, Scotland. His family migrated to America in June of 1852 and eventually settled in Gun Plains, which is in Allegan County, Michigan. On August 7, 1862, Mr. Anderson enlisted as a private in Company B, 19th Michigan Volunteer Infantry. On March 5, 1863, near Franklin, Tennessee, his regiment was overpowered by Confederate General Braxton Bragg's cavalry force, which was under command of General Van Dorn. Anderson was among those capture...