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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 581 

Honoring the life and service of the late Staff Sergeant Robert Henry 

Anderson. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 18, 2014 

Mr. MCCAIN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Armed Services 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the life and service of the late Staff Sergeant 

Robert Henry Anderson. 

Whereas throughout his life, Staff Sergeant Robert Henry 

Anderson distinguished himself in each field in which he 

entered; 

Whereas in the military, Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson was a decorated non-commissioned officer in the 

United States Army during World War II, earning 2 

Bronze Star Medals, 2 Presidential Unit Citations, the 

Purple Heart, and various campaign ribbons; 

Whereas prior to entering military service, Staff Sergeant 

Robert Henry Anderson placed his education on hold to 

work full-time to support his family in Cleveland, Ohio; 


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Whereas drafted into the military at the age of 19, Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson originally enlisted as a 

paratrooper, preparing to parachute behind enemy lines 

in Germany and all over Europe; 

Whereas Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson saw the desperate need for medical assistance in combat and volunteered to join the United States Army Ambulance Service 

as a combat medic; 

Whereas Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson was a valuable member of the fighting force, responsible for providing first aid and frontline trauma care on the battlefield; 

Whereas combat medics were unsung heroes of World War 

II, as they were embedded among infantrymen, faced the 

enemy unarmed, and relied on the aid of comrades to 

keep them safe; 

Whereas as a combat medic, Staff Sergeant Robert Henry 

Anderson helped countless soldiers, while dodging exploding mines, nearly getting run over by German tanks, and 

evading enemy fire; 

Whereas based on his performance as a combat medic, at the 

end of World War II, the United States Army offered to 

help pay his way through medical school; 

Whereas Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson earned a 

bachelor’s degree from Baldwin Wallace University, in 

Berea, Ohio; 

Whereas at the conclusion of his time in service, Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson returned to Cleveland and 

honorably served as a plumber for the Department of 

Public Works and as a valued member of the Journeymen Plumbers Union, Local 55; 


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Whereas Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson is the pride 

of his family, which includes his parents, Otto and Sarah, 

his brothers, Alan, Wayne, and Leonard, his late wife of 

more than 60 years, Virginia, their son, Robert C. Anderson, and a large and loving extended family; 

Whereas Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson passed away 

on November 15, 2014, in Arizona, and his death is a 

major loss to his family, the Grand Canyon State, and 

the United States; and 

Whereas the life and legacy of Staff Sergeant Robert Henry 

Anderson are an immense credit to his family and the 

cities of Cleveland and Mesa and typify the heroes of the 

‘‘Greatest Generation’’: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) honors and salutes the decades of service of 

3 Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson to the people 

4 of the United States; 

5 (2) acknowledges the contributions of Staff Ser6 geant Robert Henry Anderson as a paratrooper, 

7 combat medic, plumber, husband, father, and family 

8 member; and 

9 (3) extends appreciation to the family of Staff 

10 Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson, in recognition of 

11 his role as a model of lifetime service to a grateful 

12 community and Nation. 

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