Anderson Jr. ,Earl Overlade

Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant Earl O. Anderson Jr.

Unit/Placed in, 545th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomber Group, Heavy.

Earl is born approx. on 3 March 1918 in Emery, Emery County, Utah.

Father, Earl O. Anderson.

Mother, Venice (Clarck) Anderson.

Sister(s), Margaret Vee Anderson.

Brother(s), Dewey C. and Raymond Ralstone Anderson.

Earl enlisted the service in Utah with service number # O-758675.

Earl ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-17 were,

1st Lt. Earl O. Anderson Jr. Pilot

2nd Lt. Walter E. Shreve Jr. Co Pilot

2nd Lt. Carl Hartnig Navigator/Bombardier

S/Sgt. William O’Leary Nose Gunner

T/Sgt. John D. Sherman Radio Operator

T/Sgt. Wilmer L. Loyd Top Turret Gunner

S/Sgt. Wil W. Noland Ball Turret Gunner

S/Sgt. Homer W. Evans Waist Gunner

S/Sgt. Glenn N. Hinsaw Tail Gunner

Earl was KIA on the Mission, when due to bad weather they collided in Mid Air with a other plane on 7 July, 1944, he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Earl is buried/mentioned at Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.

Thanks to, https://www.384thbombgroup.com/

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KWJJ-4QX

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