Steve Anderson (22 January 1923-?) was a US Army private who served in the 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division during World War II under the command of Steve Foley.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Born on 22 January in Texas, USA. In 1943, he volunteered for the 101st Airborne Division. At Camp Toccoa met Scott Riley, Michael Ender and Jack Whitney.
Battle of the Bulge[]
On December 26, 1944, Riley, as part of the 101st Airborne Division, fought in Bastogne, Belgium. Foley ordered Anderson to help repel the rest of the paratroopers from the massive German attack. Anderson covered the paratroopers with his rifle, and finally the paratroopers waited for help from the air.
January 13, 1945, the paratroopers receive an order to capture the intersection at night, preparing for an attack on the town of Foy that morning, making their way through the machine-gun lights of the Germans, the paratroopers reached the intersection, but sudd Paraenly a tank and a self-propelled gun leave, luckily his friend Riley destroys them. After successfully completing the task, the captains discuss the morning attack on the city of Foy.
The next morning, Anderson's unit took part in the attack on Foy and eliminated several key targets in the battle, destroying Tiger tanks and breaking off several counterattacks launched to Foy by the Germans. He and his units were accompanied by tanks from 11th Armored Division; however, the tanks were destroyed by the Germans by the time they reached Noville.
Two days later, the 101st pushed through Noville, they used a building as their "Alamo" against a large counterattack of Panzer's, Halftracks, and German Panzergrenadier's of 2nd Panzer Division until P-47s arrived to finish the job.