Andersen, Gerald Ralph

Rank and Name, First Lieutenant Gerald Ralph Andersen.

Unit/Placed in, 98th Bomber Group, Heavy, 415th Bomber Squadron.

Gerald is born approx. on 1922 in Wisconsin.

Father, James J. Andersen.

Mother, Gertrude Andersen.

Sister(s), Grace Andersen.

Brother(s), James Andersen.

Gerald enlisted the service in Wisconsin with service number # O-694292.

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

1^st Lt. Philip Ball Pilot

1^st Lt. James E. Fraser Co Pilot

1^st Lt. Gerald R. Andersen Navigator

2nd Lt. Edward a. Perry Bombardier

TSgt. Frank R. Petrosino Engineer/Gunner

TSgt. William C. Boyd Radio Operator/Gunner

SSgt. William A. Gilmore Right Waist Gunner

SSgt. Charles M. Hentz Asst. Engineer

SSgt. Frank C. Hutchinson Left Waist Gunner

SSgt. Marchall Kettler Top Turret Gunner

SSgt. Anthony R. Woodstuff Photographer/Gunner

Gerald was KIA after the Bomb drop he was shot by Enemy Aircraft on May 26, 1944, he is honored with an Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Gerald is buried/mentioned at Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium.

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to, http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/98th_Bombardment_Group.html

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