He married 1st to Cynthia Garst, 2nd to Lucy and 3rd to Theodosia. Lorain and Cynthia had the following children:
- Cynthia Anderson m. William John Maroney and they had Mary Anderson Maroney and Margaret "Peggy" Maroney
- Lorain Anderson m. Lorene Lowery and they had Alexander Lowry "Andy" Anderson
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Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Commander Lorain Anderson, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the Destroyer U.S.S. PAULDING, engaged in the important, exacting, and hazardous duty of patrolling the waters infested by enemy submarines and mines, and escorting and protecting convoys of troops and supplies during World War I.
- Cynthia Anderson m. William John Maroney and they had Mary Anderson Maroney and Margaret "Peggy" Maroney
- Lorain Anderson m. Lorene Lowery and they had Alexander Lowry "Andy" Anderson
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Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Commander Lorain Anderson, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the Destroyer U.S.S. PAULDING, engaged in the important, exacting, and hazardous duty of patrolling the waters infested by enemy submarines and mines, and escorting and protecting convoys of troops and supplies during World War I.
He married 1st to Cynthia Garst, 2nd to Lucy and 3rd to Theodosia. Lorain and Cynthia had the following children:
- Cynthia Anderson m. William John Maroney and they had Mary Anderson Maroney and Margaret "Peggy" Maroney
- Lorain Anderson m. Lorene Lowery and they had Alexander Lowry "Andy" Anderson
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Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Commander Lorain Anderson, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the Destroyer U.S.S. PAULDING, engaged in the important, exacting, and hazardous duty of patrolling the waters infested by enemy submarines and mines, and escorting and protecting convoys of troops and supplies during World War I.
- Cynthia Anderson m. William John Maroney and they had Mary Anderson Maroney and Margaret "Peggy" Maroney
- Lorain Anderson m. Lorene Lowery and they had Alexander Lowry "Andy" Anderson
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Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Commander Lorain Anderson, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the Destroyer U.S.S. PAULDING, engaged in the important, exacting, and hazardous duty of patrolling the waters infested by enemy submarines and mines, and escorting and protecting convoys of troops and supplies during World War I.
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NORTH CAROLINA
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US NAVY
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