Robert Gordon Anderson
Military
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Object Number - UPL 17735
Sgt. Robert Gordon Anderson was my father. He was from Cook, Minnesota and enlisted in the 8th Air Force so he would have more choice in his service. He wanted to be a pilot but did not make it and was a tail gunner on a Flying Fortress. He and my mom both worked at Douglas Air Craft in Long Beach, California prior to his enlistment.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
Places
![A bomber crew of the 92nd Bomb Group return to Podington following a mission flying B-17 Flying Fortresses to Wittenberg. A B-17 Flying Fortress (NV-K, serial number 42-29994) is visible in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 23 Feb 1945' [stamp]. ' News Chronicle Copyright Picture' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Crew back from Wittenberg.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379172.jpg.webp?itok=G7D0FciD)
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
Military records, newspaper article, family photos, memorabilia, personal knowledge.
Enlistment Records; Last Pay Records; 8th Air Force Records; Newspaper Article; Personal Knowledge
Enlistment Records, Last Pay Records, Mission Report for 01/08/1945, Newspaper Article, Personal Knowledge
