Robert Harold Anderson
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 844BS, 489BG, 8AF USAAF. B-24 'Fay Day' took off for mission, unable to reach altitude, aborted mission. Attempting landing, A/C turned sharply to the left and crashed. Gas tanks and bombs exploded shortly thereafter. 25-Jun-44. Killed in Action(KIA).
Awards: AM, PH.
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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: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18082022 / O-693557
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Fay Day
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Mason City, IA | 24 February 1921 | Son of James L and Tena S Anderson. Husband of Luella Margeret [Romig] Anderson (Re-married as Miltenberger). |
Enlisted |
Camp Dodge, Herrold, IA | 29 December 1942 | Camp Dodge, Herrold, Iowa |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Halesworth, UK | 25 June 1944 | Killed in crash landing 25-Jun-44. |
Buried |
26 June 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK | |
Buried |
Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City, IA | Re-Interred Memorial Park Cemetery Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, IA | |
Based |
Halesworth | 25 June 1944 | Assigned to 844BS, 489BG, 8AF USAAF. |