Veteran's history project

Editor’s Note: This story is one of many American Veteran accounts published in the Sidney Sun-Telegraph. The writer, who is from Potter, is conducting the interviews as part of the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project.

Richard Anderson is a resident of the Nebraska Veteran’s Home in Scottsbluff. He served in the US Navy during World War II, primarily in the Pacific Theater of Operations.

Anderson enlisted in the US Navy when he was 18, after graduating from High School in the Detroit, Michigan area. Many of his friends and relatives served in other branches of the US military. He lik...