Vermont Ole Anderson
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. 4 x missions (Aachen, Hamm, Hamm, Merseburg). Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg; hit by flak after bombs away, crashed Flur Oberkotzau, Germany. 30-Nov-44 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10831
Awards: AM, PH.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19161824
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39419930
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14091366 / O-828014
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Minneapolis, MN | 16 January 1918 | Son of Mrs Hilma Anderson. 1940 Census; - Hilma [widow] (age 61) as Head of Household living with Peter (25) and Veronica (27). |
Died |
Flur Oberkotzau, Germany | 30 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg; hit by flak after bombs away, crashed Flur Oberkotzau, Germany. 30-Nov-44 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10831 |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Framlingham | 30 November 1944 | Assigned 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium Plot C Row 6 Grave 53 | ||
Other Next of Kin |
Minnetonka Beach, Hennepin County, MN | Wife Betty Helene [Bayer] Anderson, residing Minnetonka Beach, Hennepin County, Minnesota | |
Chicago, IL | At time of draft registration; Resided Chicago, IL employed with Wilson Sporting goods Co. | ||
Hennepin County, Minnesota | 1930 Census; Hilma [Widow](head/Hse) - Vermont O (12) Veronica (17) Sister, Felix (15) Brother, Ruth (23) Cousin, Wesley (25) Cousin |
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Combined two entries into a single entry. Record includes information from the following sources:
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