Anderson, Harold Warren

Rank and Name, Staff Sergeant Harold Warren Anderson.

Unit/Placed in, 500^th Bomber Squadron, 345^th Bomber Group (Medium).

Harold is born approx. on Nov. 26, 1920 in Multnomah County, Oregon.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

Harold enlisted the service in California with service number # 39098867.

Harold ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-25 were,

1^st Lt. James Waggle Pilot

2^nd Lt. Robert B. Bidgood Co Pilot

2^nd Lt. Edward E. Hooper Bombardier

SSgt. Daniel L. Brick Engineer

Sgt. William Murphy Radio Operator

SSgt. Harold W. Anderson Gunner

Harold was KIA on the way back from the mission came, in a bad weather front, believed to have crashed in sea on April 16, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Harold is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

He also ha a Memorial Grave at Greenwood Cemetery, Arcata, Humboldt County, California, USA.

Thanks to, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-25/41-30315.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/