Stanley Moore Anderson
Military ROLL OF HONOURPrinted caption attached to print:
'Lt. Col. Chesley G. Peterson D.S.O., D.F.C., U.S. Army Air Force 4th (crossed through with censor's red pencil) Group Britain, who formerly commanded the old Eagle Squadron, seen at an Air Force station somewhere in England with his flight group.'
And '23478. Lt. Col. Chesley G. Peterson (centre) in front of his Spitfire has a talk with his flight group, and they seem very pleased with the raid they are going to carry out. S&G D.M.'
L-R: Bob Boock, Jim Clark, Abe O'Regan, Chesley Peterson, Dick McMinn (in back), Stan Anderson, Oscar Coen. Roger Freeman Collection
Associated James Clarke
Joined RAFVR, assigned to 71[Eagle] Sqn RAF, transferred to 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF.
Shot down by Fw190 over the North Sea off the coast between Ostend and Blankenberghe, Belgium in P-47 41-6407. Killed in action KIA 15-4-44.
DFC, AM with 3 Oak Leaf Cluster, PH.
Along with squadron-mate Capt. Richard D McMinn, they were the first combat fatalities suffered by the 4th Fighter Group flying the P-47 Thunderbolt.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: WELA KAHAO!, Flak Bait
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 495th Fighter Training Group 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 351st Fighter Squadron 552nd Fighter Training Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 3 March 1942 - 29 September 1942 | Assigned to 71[Eagle] Sqn RAF. |
Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 29 September 1942 - 15 April 1944 | Transferred to 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF. |
Other Promotion |
Debden, Saffron Walden CB11, UK | 29 September 1942 | Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Off Ostend, Belgium | 15 April 1944 | Shot down by Fw190 over the North Sea off the coast between Ostend and Blankenberghe, Belgium in P-47 41-6407. Killed in action KIA 15-4-44 |
Buried |
Tablets of the missing. Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle. | ||
Other Joined RAFVR |
Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. | ||
Other Promotion |
Debden, Saffron Walden CB11, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
Other Promotion |
Debden, Saffron Walden CB11, UK | Promoted to Captain. |
Revisions
Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholtz.
Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris bucholz.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey, p. 103 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list