Robert Frank Anderson
MilitaryNavigator, Steele crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down by FW 190s on return from mission #62 to the marshalling yards at Brunswick, Germany on 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-29761 'Martha II'. MACR 2244. He had glass in is eyes from the exploding nose in his aircraft. Lt Anderson along with members of his crew were hidden by the Dutch underground until captured in Brussels, Belgium on 20 March 1944 in civilian clothes. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft III and Stalag 7A.
Des Moines, IA
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39392226
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-745527
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-804531
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34601244
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Des Moines, IA, USA | 3 February 1923 | |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
12 January 1944 - 30 January 1944 | Originally assigned to the 535th BS and transferred the same day to the 533rd BS. | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
21 March 1944 - 23 March 1944 | Dulag Luft | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 26 March 1944 - 27 January 1945 | Stalag Luft III |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 3 February 1945 - 29 April 1945 | Stalag VIIA |
Revisions
Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2244 / MACR 2244, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database