Richard B. Anderson Memorial - Port Angeles, WA
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N 48° 07.008 W 123° 25.962
10U E 467795 N 5329372
Richard B. Anderson was a Medal of Honor recipient.
Waymark Code: WMJ47P
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 09/21/2013
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This memorial to Richard B. Anderson is located in a small memorial park near the county courthouse in Port Angeles. He died of wounds in the South Pacific in 1944.
His medal was awarded posthumously after he dived on a grenade which was rolling towards his fellow marines, taking the full impact and sacrificing his life to save the others.
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Type of memorial: Plaque
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