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Anderson, John B.

Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant John B. Anderson.

Unit/Placed in, 394th Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group (Heavy).

 

John is born approx. on no record.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

 

John enlisted the service in Missouri with service number # 0-926961.

 

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

2nd Lt.          John B. Anderson              Pilot

2nd Lt.          Frederick J. Thimlen          Co Pilot

2nd Lt.          John E. Frost                    Navigator

2nd Lt.          Jerome B. Bowen              Bombardier

Pvt.              Lee O. Hansen                  Engineer

Corp.            J.C. Davis Jr.                    Asst. Engineer

Corp.            Cyril J. Roland                  Radio Operator

Corp.            Nicolo T. Fallacaro             Asst. Radio Operator

Sgt.              Nathan Chusid                  Gunner

Corp.            George C. Spitzner             Gunner

Corp.            John N. Bordewick            Photograph/Gunner

 

John was KIA on Nov. 22, 1944 the plane was in trouble, everybody bailed out (but probably drowned), he is honored with a Purple Heart, Air Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

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

Walls of the missing.

 

Thanks to, http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/5th_Bombardment_Group.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/

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Website,

Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

394th Bomber Squadron
5th Bomber Group
B-24
Airfield Pitoe, Morotai Islands
His rank Second Lieutenant