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,

2^nd Lt. Byron D. Anderson Pilot

2^nd Lt John J. Cottier Co Pilot

2^nd 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