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Hilmer Anderson, S1c, ’44 – ’46 – Freedom Honor Flight Newspaper Article; Honor Wall

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Here’s a great newspaper article from the Westby Times (WI) on Mr. Hilmer Anderson’s experiences aboard the USS Calvert from ’44 to ’46 and his visit to Washington, DC in early May 2015 via the Freedom Honor Flight non-profit organization.  There are several photographs in this article showing Mr. Anderson, his honor wall, and a new (to me) picture of the Calvert from either late ’45 or early ’46.

The Freedom Honor Flight group also has an excellent video highlighting the flight to Washington, DC that Mr Hilmer participated earlier this year.

March 2017 Update; I am sad to pass along the news that Hilmer passed away in August of 2016. Here is a link to Hilmer’s obituary.

Here are several pictures provided to me by Mr. Anderson’s daughter:

 

 

Lou Christiansen Jr., Commander USS Calvert Associates, January 2015

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Lou Christiansen, Commander of the USS Calvert Associates, passed away in January 2015. Lou served aboard the USS Calvert during ’65 and ’66. His obituary is available here.

Lou scoured the National Archives for records that would prove that the Calvert’s crew was exposed to Agent Orange during 1965 and 1966. His success in this research led to the addition of the Calvert to the VA’s “Brown Water.” Lou’s work opened the way for veterans aboard the Calvert in late ’65 and early ’66 to be eligible to apply for Agent Orange related illness benefits via the VA. Additional information is available here.

Louis H Christiansen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Later in his life Lou co-founded Drug Crisis in Our Backyard as described here and here.