Anderson, Douglas Otha

Rank and Name, Master Sergeant Douglas Otha Anderson.

Unit/Placed in, Headquarters Squadron, Far East Army Air Force.

Douglas is born approx. on 1923 in Wisconsin.

Father, Douglas O. Anderson.

Mother, Lucille M. Anderson.

Sister(s), Lucia J. Anderson.

Spouse, Ruth M. (Borsack) Anderson.

Douglas enlisted the service in Kansas with service number # 6931667.

Douglas Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a C-87 were,

Major Francis E. Savage Pilot

1^st Lt. Jack M. West Co Pilot

Major A. D. Anderson Navigator

T/Sgt. Steve Geist Radio Operator

M/Sgt. Douglas O. Anderson Engineer

Pfc. Arthur Ofner Asst. Engineer

Lt. General M.F. Harmon Passenger

Br. General James R. Andersen Passenger

Colonel William Ball Passenger

T/Sgt. Charles McInery Passenger

Douglas died the aircraft was lost at sea between Kwajalein and Hawaii on Feb. 26, 1945, he is honored with an Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Douglas is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.

Courts of the missing.

Thanks to, Pacific Wrecks

https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/41-24174.html

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

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

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

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

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

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