James H Anderson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-42092.jpeg UPL 42092 F/O James H Anderson, 705BS, 446BG, 8th AF.

Object Number - UPL 42092 - F/O James H Anderson, 705BS, 446BG, 8th AF.

Assigned to 705BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) in B-24 41-28814 Operation Varsity; shot down by ground fire at low level, A/C crashed near Wesel. Reluctantly baled out, chute not known to have opened. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13537



Awards: DFC, BS, AM (OLC), PH.

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16030395 / O-2059149
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Randolph County, IL 15 February 1924 Son of Arthur M and Lorene D Anderson.

Enlisted

St Louis, IL 29 August 1943 St Louis, Illinois

Died

Wesel, Germany 24 March 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) in B-24 41-28814 Operation Varsity; shot down by ground fire at low level, A/C crashed near Wesel. KIA MACR 13537

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Bassingbourn 24 March 1945 Assigned to 705BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Caledonia Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph County, IL Re-Interred Caledonia Cemetery Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13537 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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