Dear Kinfolk,
Today, November 11, 2015 , is Veterans Remembrance Day. I would like to salute three of our kinfolk who were veterans of World War I.
The picture below would be Virgil Anderson, third from the left. He was my father, Orren Anderson’s, brother. The picture called “Call to Colors”, must have been the young men from Strong City, Oklahoma who were enlisting into the Army. The year would be 1917.
Virgil’s story was very sad. Shortly after arriving to Fort Bliss, Texas, he came down with pneumonia. I have our grandparents, Bill and Tommie Anderson’s sad letters from Virgil, starting in April, 1917. Virgil was only 18 years old. He was listed as a Private in “B” 23rd Infantry. On May 29, 1917 he died of pneumonia.
On a happier note are our kinfolk, Orren Anderson and Lee Caffey. Orren is pictured standing above his brother-in-law, Lee. Orren did not go overseas, no stories of his military career. I also do not have any information on Lee’s career, maybe cousins Cathy, Jan-Jan or Chris can fill us in on their grandfather.
There may have been other kinfolk (Elmo Innes, Jack Anderson, Bob Higgins?) who might have served. We would enjoy hearing their stories also.
Saluting those who gave us the freedom we enjoy today.
Jim Lee
Who is my granddaddy? 
Hi Jim, I enjoyed your blog as always!
I’ve been out running around with my dad, who is a WWII vet, all day and am reading this in the car. I’m trying to remember how our Andersons are related and I’m not finding Orren in my tree on the Ancestry app. Is he related to Arch Anderson or John Henry Anderson? I remember tracing the connection a few years ago, right before I found my birth father, but I’ve been concentrating on learning about my biological tree for the last few years and my memory is growing dim on the Anderson line.
Jennifer Kalkman
PS – my (adoptive) line goes:
John Henry Anderson Arch Anderson Ernestine Anderson Leverett Kathryne Leverett McCreery Jennifer McCreery Kalkman
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