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Anderson, Byron Donald

Rank and Name, First Lieutenant Byron Donald 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 got 2 Memorial Graves at Girard Cemetery, Girard, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA.

and Saint John Cemetery, Girard, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA.

 

Thanks to,

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and ww2-europe.com.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/    Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith  https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian

Navy Seal Memorial,  http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

WordPress en/of Wooncommerce oplossingen, https://www.siteklusjes.nl/

Military Recovery,  https://www.dpaa.mil/

525th Bomber Squadron
379th Bomber Group
B-17
Air Field Kimbolton, GB
Plane Crew
Nose-Art Plane
Byron Donald Anderson
His rank First Lieutenant