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Birth of a Regiment: The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Sicily and Salerno
By Frank van Lunteren
Raiding Support Regiment: The Diary of a Special Forces Soldier 1943-45
By G. H. Bennett, Walter Jones
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 39504" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Andreasen </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Grant Gibbs</em> (Buck)</p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>U.S.N.R. LCT Scout Boat (S&R)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant Junior Grade</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>0-231795 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Navy Cross</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Normandy 1944</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Homer, Idaho</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 1.4.1916 Grace, Idaho</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>wife Pamela (nee Maher) Andreasen (1920-2013)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Utah State Agricultural College June 1938</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>teacher</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>entered service March 1942 (USNR)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>commissioned Ensign October 1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Scouts and Raiders</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sicily and Salerno 1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Normandy 1944 (Lt jg)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Naval Unit 6 (Lt) 1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>China 1945 (award Silver Star)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>retired mid 1950s</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>teacher postwar</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 6.5.1997 Camarillo,Ventura County, California </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Conejo Mountain Memorial Park, Camarillo, Ventura County, California</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/g-andreasen.18091/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/18/18091-96d49773cda01e25f8956d0528ee2050.jpg?1591400169" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Grant Andreasen graduated from Utah State Agricultural College in June 1938 with a degree in Physical Education and was thereafter employed as an educator. In March 1942 he enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve as a Chief Specialist, Athletics. Commissioned in the rank of Ensign in October of that year, he received training was a Scout Boat Officer in the landings at Gila, Sicily, and Salerno, Italy, during July and September 1943. During the 6 June 1944 landings on "Omaha" Beach, Lieutenant (j.g.)) Andreasen was again serving as a Scout Boat Officer, tasked with close support of dual drive (DD) tanks and landing craft during the initial assault on the heavily defended position. Following World War II, Andreasen resumed his career as a teacher. He remained in the Naval Reserve until the mid-1950s. Grant G. Andreasen died at Camarillo, Ventura County, California, on 6 May 1997. [ <a href="https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/19663" target="_blank">SOURCE - MilitaryTimes.com</a> ]</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 39504, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Andreasen [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Grant Gibbs[/I] (Buck)[/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]U.S.N.R. LCT Scout Boat (S&R)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Lieutenant Junior Grade[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]0-231795 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Navy Cross[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Normandy 1944[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Homer, Idaho[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 1.4.1916 Grace, Idaho[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]wife Pamela (nee Maher) Andreasen (1920-2013)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated Utah State Agricultural College June 1938[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]teacher[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]entered service March 1942 (USNR)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]commissioned Ensign October 1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Scouts and Raiders[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Sicily and Salerno 1943[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Normandy 1944 (Lt jg)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Naval Unit 6 (Lt) 1945[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]China 1945 (award Silver Star)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]retired mid 1950s[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]teacher postwar[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 6.5.1997 Camarillo,Ventura County, California [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Conejo Mountain Memorial Park, Camarillo, Ventura County, California[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/g-andreasen.18091/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/18/18091-96d49773cda01e25f8956d0528ee2050.jpg?1591400169[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Grant Andreasen graduated from Utah State Agricultural College in June 1938 with a degree in Physical Education and was thereafter employed as an educator. In March 1942 he enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve as a Chief Specialist, Athletics. Commissioned in the rank of Ensign in October of that year, he received training was a Scout Boat Officer in the landings at Gila, Sicily, and Salerno, Italy, during July and September 1943. During the 6 June 1944 landings on "Omaha" Beach, Lieutenant (j.g.)) Andreasen was again serving as a Scout Boat Officer, tasked with close support of dual drive (DD) tanks and landing craft during the initial assault on the heavily defended position. Following World War II, Andreasen resumed his career as a teacher. He remained in the Naval Reserve until the mid-1950s. Grant G. Andreasen died at Camarillo, Ventura County, California, on 6 May 1997. [ [URL='https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/19663']SOURCE - MilitaryTimes.com[/URL] ][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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