Stanley Moore Anderson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Lieutenant Robert Boock, Lieutenant James Clarke, Captain William T O'Regan, Lieutenant-Colonel Chesley G Peterson, Captain Richard McMinn, Captain Stanley Anderson and Captain Oscar Coen of the 4th Fighter Group with a Spitfire at Debden Passed by the U.S. Army censor on 30 March 1943.

Printed 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 media-377257.jpg FRE 2 Lieutenant Robert Boock, Lieutenant James Clarke, Captain William T O'Regan, Lieutenant-Colonel Chesley G Peterson, Captain Richard McMinn, Captain Stanley Anderson and Captain Oscar Coen of the 4th Fighter Group with a Spitfire at Debden Passed by the U.S. Army censor on 30 March 1943.

Printed 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

Object Number - FRE 2 - Lieutenant Robert Boock, Lieutenant James Clarke, Captain William T O'Regan, Lieutenant-Colonel Chesley G Peterson, Captain Richard McMinn, Captain...

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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
A P-47 (DQ-K, serial number 41-6538) of the 495th Fighter Training Group suffers a watery crash landing.
  • 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

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

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ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorapollo11
Changes
Sources

Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholtz.

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Contributorapollo11
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Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris bucholz.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

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

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