Bernard A Anderson
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 40296 - Corp Bernard A Anderson, Radio Operator on 42-37890 “Big Friend”/”Rovin’ Ramona II” of the 568th Bombardment Squadron, 390th Bomb Group at...
Shot down 20 April 1944 in B-17 #42-37890 "Big Friend". Killed in Action (KIA).
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15334177
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15125765 at enlistment, then O-816009
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39150321
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13130405
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
19 December 1941 | New York City, New York | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Brix, near Valognes, France | 20 April 1944 | In the crash of B-17 #42-37890 Brix, 6km NW of Valognes, 20km SE of Cherbourg, France |
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Buried |
24 April 1944 | at the English cemetery in Cherbourg, France | |
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Born |
E Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
| Bernard County, New York | |||
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Buried |
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial | after the war, his remains were brought to Normandy. Bernard Anderson rests at Plot E, Row 16, Grave 16 |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4169 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database