Vermont Ole Anderson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. 4 x missions (Aachen, Hamm, Hamm, Merseburg). Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg; hit by flak after bombs away, crashed Flur Oberkotzau, Germany. 30-Nov-44 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10831



Awards: AM, PH.

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Dudley Cornelius Runnels

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19161824
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Nathan Leon Sanderson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39419930
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

William George Sherling

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14091366 / O-828014
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Minneapolis, MN 16 January 1918 Son of Mrs Hilma Anderson. 1940 Census; - Hilma [widow] (age 61) as Head of Household living with Peter (25) and Veronica (27).

Died

Flur Oberkotzau, Germany 30 November 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg; hit by flak after bombs away, crashed Flur Oberkotzau, Germany. 30-Nov-44 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10831

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Framlingham 30 November 1944 Assigned 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium Plot C Row 6 Grave 53

Other

Next of Kin

Minnetonka Beach, Hennepin County, MN Wife Betty Helene [Bayer] Anderson, residing Minnetonka Beach, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Chicago, IL At time of draft registration; Resided Chicago, IL employed with Wilson Sporting goods Co.
Hennepin County, Minnesota 1930 Census; Hilma [Widow](head/Hse) - Vermont O (12) Veronica (17) Sister, Felix (15) Brother, Ruth (23) Cousin, Wesley (25) Cousin

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https://www.fold3.com/record/529853830-vermont-o-anderson
https://www.fold3.com/image/653299707?terms=vermont%20anderson
http://www.archives.com/1940-census/hilma-anderson-mn-42741866
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56356782/vermont-o_-anderson

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https://www.fold3.com/record/529853830-vermont-o-anderson
https://www.fold3.com/image/653299707?terms=vermont%20anderson
http://www.archives.com/1940-census/hilma-anderson-mn-42741866
https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cm…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56356782/vermont-o_-anderson

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Linked crew to pilot.
https://www.fold3.com/image/28731180
https://www.fold3.com/image/653299707
https://www.fold3.com/image/310762486?rec=299321638
https://www.fold3.com/record/529853830-vermont-o-anderson
https://www.fold3.com/image/653299707?terms=vermont%20anderson
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56356782/vermont-o_-anderson

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Linked crew to pilot.
https://www.fold3.com/image/28731180
https://www.fold3.com/image/653299707
https://www.fold3.com/image/310762486?rec=299321638
https://www.fold3.com/record/529853830-vermont-o-anderson
https://www.fold3.com/image/653299707?terms=vermont%20anderson
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56356782/vermont-o_-anderson

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Combined two entries into a single entry. Record includes information from the following sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Thompson, MACR 10831
https://www.abmc.gov/search-abmc-burials-and-memorializations/detail/WW…
http://www.fold3.com/image/28731180/

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MACR 10831 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database