Anchondo, Rudolph Ortiz

Rank and Name, Technical Sergeant Rudolph Ortiz Anchondo.

Unit/Placed in, 566th Bomber Squadron, 389th Bomber Group (Heavy).

Rudolph is born approx. on 1922 in El Paso County, Texas.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

Rudolph enlisted the service in California with service number # 19067148.

Rudolph ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-24 were,

1st Lt. Harley B. Mason Pilot

F/O Thomas C. Baum Co Pilot

1^st Lt. James S. Nolan Navigator

M/Sgt. Edward Lesnak Bombardier

T/Sgt. Robert W. Mc Nair Radio Operator

T/Sgt. Walter E. Taylor Asst. Radio Operator/Ball Turret Gunner

S/Sgt. Doyle L. Kirkland Left Waist Gunner

T/Sgt. Rudolph O. Anchondo Right Waist Gunner

S/Sgt. Martin E. Marzolf Top Turret Gunner

S/Sgt. Lester T. Ward Tail Gunner

Rudolph was KIA when they came in Bad Weather forced to Bomb St. Nazaire hit by FLAK and crashed on Dec. 5, 1943, he is honored with an Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Rudolph is buried/mentioned at Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to, http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/389th_Bombardment_Group.html

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com 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

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