Franklin S. Anderson

U.S. ARMY
1941-1945
Bronze Star


Born in Port Richmond on December 28th 1915, Franklin S. Anderson was a life-long Staten Islander. He was raised in Westerleigh in a house that his father built. He graduated from Port Richmond High School and worked at the Mariners Harbor shipyard before his deployment.

Franklin served in WWII from 1941-1945 as an Artillery Sgt. in the 65th Armored Field Artillery Battalion of the 2nd Armored Division for the U.S. Army. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his heroic efforts to rally his men during combat in Tunisia when an enemy artillery shell exploded within 12 feet of his position. His Battalion followed in the footsteps of the Big Red One, traveling through North Africa into Italy, then France, and lastly into Germany.

He fought in both D-Day and The Battle of the Bulge.

After the war he married his wife, Teresa Anderson, in 1950. They raised their son Allen in Westerleigh while Franklin worked as a Pipe-Fitter/Welder for Exxon Mobil.

Outside of work, you could find him either in his basement workshop, at church, or on the golf course. He served in his role at Exxon Mobil for 35 years until his retirement.

Franklin passed away in his home on January 21st 2002, after a long battle with prostate cancer. His wife Teresa passed away later that year on September 9th. He is proudly survived by his son Allen, his daughter-in-law Amy, and his grandson Eric.


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