David I Anderson Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 18 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Madgeburg mission in B-17G 42-97890 'Queen of Spades' A/C Crashed at Niederdodeleben. Prisoner of War (POW). 28-Sep-44. MACR 9364.
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15171461 / O-815242
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 28 September 1944
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Missouri, USA | 1 November 1915 | Son of David I Anderson Snr. |
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 7 October 1942 | Los Angeles California |
Other Baled out POW |
Niederdodeleben, Germany | 28 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Madgeburg mission in B-17G 42-97890 'Queen of Spades' Crashed at Niederdodeleben. POW 28-Sep-44. MACR 9364. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 28 September 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
Died |
El Paso, TX | 20 April 1983 | |
Buried |
Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso,TX | 23 April 1983 | Fort Bliss National Cemetery El Paso, El Paso County, TX |
Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Kimbolton | 28 September 1944 | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Huntington Beach, CA |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
MACR 9364 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9364; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 325