The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, OR., March 10, 1969, page 1

WISHRAM YOUTH KILLED IN VIET BATTLE ACTION

     Sp. 5 Lynn D. Anderson, 19, who was active in sports while a student at Wishram High School where he was graduated in 1967 and immediately enlisted in the U.S. Army June 2, was killed in action in Vietnam March 3.
     Anderson was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill W. Anderson of Wishra. At school, he was prominent in all major sports; football, basketball and baseball, and also took part in track.
     Also surviving are a sister, Shari, brother, Donald, and a grandfather, D.C. Griffin of San Antonio, Tex.
     Anderson was born May 6, 1949, at Raymondville, Tex.
     After completion of his short enlistment and service in Germany, Anderson re-enlisted and asked for service in Vietnam, where he was on duty until the battle in which he was killed.
     Arrangements for his funeral will be announced later by Smith Callaway.

The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, OR., March 12, 1969, page 2

FRIDAY RITE FOR WAR VICTIM

     Funeral for Sp. 5 Lynn Anderson, 19, of Wishram, killed in action in Vietnam March 3 while serving in the U.S. Army will be at Smith Callaway Chapel at 2 p.m. Friday with the Rev. Howard Spears of Wishram in charge.
     Full military honors will follow at the Odd Fellows Cemetery with an Army detail from Fort Lewis, Wash.
     Anderson was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill W. Anderson of Wishram. Also surviving are a sister, Shari; brother, Donald; a grandfather, D.C. Griffin of San Antonio, Tex., and three aunts, Mrs. Bessie Sewell and Mrs. Frank Pulley, both of Newark, Del., and Mrs. Irlean Woodson of Grand Forks, N.D.

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