Rank and Name, First Lieutenant Byron D. Anderson.
Unit/Placed in, 525th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomber Group, Heavy.
Byron is born approx. on 23 April, 1924 in Girard, Pennsylvania.
Father, Byron T. Anderson.
Mother, Bernice Anderson.
Sister(s), Katherine Anderson.
Byron enlisted the service in Pennsylvania with service number # O-823779.
Byron ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-17 were,
2nd Lt. Byron D. Anderson Pilot
2nd Lt John J. Cottier Co Pilot
2nd Lt. Shellon H. Widmer Navigator/Bombardier
S/Sgt. Charles Charnow Engineer/Nose Gunner
S/Sgt. William G. Gonsalves Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Arthur A. More Top Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. Joseph M. Grimmer Ball Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. George E. Tuttle Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Charles W. Fitch Tail Gunner
Byron was KIA when the plane was hit by FLAK and lost 2 engine’s and exploded midair on 5 November, 1944, he is honored with an Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, United States Aviator Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Byron is buried/mentioned at Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium.
Byron also has a Memorial Grave at Saint John Cemetery, Girard, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Thanks to, https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/43-37932-spratt-o-liner/
Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
