Gordon L Anderson
MilitaryShot down 9 April 1944 in B-17 #42-37941. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lucky Lady II
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 9 April 1944 | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added S/N and Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an Association to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an Association to “Deopham Green”, the home base of the 452nd BG.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3784 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database