William M Anderson
Military ROLL OF HONOUROn 8 Nov 1942, on first mission, B-17F #41-24570 "Panhandle Doggie" 91BG/323BS suffered severe damage on the mission to bomb the German airfield Abbeville/Drucat but plane returned with all crew and was salvaged. He was serving as Pilot on that aircraft. The navigator and bombardier were wounded.
Killed in Action 3 January 1943 in B-17F #42-5084 'Panhandle Doggie II' 91BG/323BS while serving as Pilot. Aircraft received severe damage from flak over the target of St. Nazaire, France and crashed into the sea near Belle Ile-en-Mer, France. His remains have never been recovered.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 3 January 1943
- Date: 8 November 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Belle Île, France | 3 January 1943 | Killed when aircraft sustained damage from flak over the target and crashed into the sea near Belle Ile-en-Mer, France. His remains were never recovered. The American Battle Monuments Commission (AMBC) does not have any record that his name appears on any Wall of the Missing of any American Cemetery in Europe. |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Combined two entries into a single entry. This record now includes information from the following source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2286, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 44, 60
Lee Cunningham 10-Jan-2015. Corrected AC association from 42-5804 to 42-5084.
Lee Cunningham 9-Jan-2014 Edited biography and connections to aircraft and missions per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & john A. Hey MBE.
Lee Cunningham 9-Jan-2015. Added SN, rank , squadron connection, Place and Mission connections per MACR 2286; Added KIA description and crafted Biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
MACR 2286 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database