Robert E Anderson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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- Robert E Anderson

Shot down 28 July 1943 in B-17 #42-30141 'Liberty Bell'. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). This plane was a lead plane for this mission and Lt. Anderson, normally the co-pilot, took the tail gunner's place.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Liberty Bell
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

28 July 1943

Born

Minnesota, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 28 July 1943

Revisions

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ContributorHattie
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Removed dup info in the "Role/job" field.

Added photograph provided by Anderson family.

 

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Contributorjmoore43
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Removed dup info in the "Role/job" field.

 

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 140 / MACR 140; Snetterton Falcons, pg 43 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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