James H Anderson
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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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
- 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: 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
- Date: 24 March 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
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