Nelson Woodrow Anderson
Military
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UPL 16224
Crew #743
Niles W. Hartung Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
Standing Left to Right: unidentified person, Hal Kren (B), Niles W. Hartung (P), Clifford Smith (CP), Richard Gates (N), unidentified person
Kneeling Left to Right: Kowalski (R/O), Nelson Anderson (FE), unidentified person, Pollack (G) 466th Bomb Group collection
Niles W. Hartung Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
Standing Left to Right: unidentified person, Hal Kren (B), Niles W. Hartung (P), Clifford Smith (CP), Richard Gates (N), unidentified person
Kneeling Left to Right: Kowalski (R/O), Nelson Anderson (FE), unidentified person, Pollack (G) 466th Bomb Group collection
Grandson: Justin Benard
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-699816
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Sherman, Ohio | 28 February 1924 | |
Enlisted |
Columbus, Ohio | 26 March 1943 | Fort Hays |
Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
Attlebridge Airfield, UK | 5 August 1944 - 7 January 1945 | 35 combat missions |
Died |
Akron, Ohio | 9 January 2006 | . |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8939&h=2885242…:
"Attlebridge Arsenal" - Chris Brassfield & Earl Wassom, page 126
ContributorMarcia466BG
Changes
Sources
466th BG Daily Reports (digital microfilm B018, pg. 444), NARA; US Federal Census Records (1930 & 1940) NARA; Social Security Application and Claim file.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book 'Attlebridge Arsenal' by Wassom & Brassford, page 343