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Anderson, Otto

Rank and Name, Sergeant Otto Anderson.

Unit/Placed in, 42nd Bomber Squadron, 11th Bomber Group (Heavy).

 

Otto is born approx. on 1920 in Wisconsin.

Stepfather, Charles C. Lee.

Mother, Mary A. Lee (Anderson).

Sister(s), Delia Anderson.

Brother(s), Arthur Anderson.

 

Otto enlisted the service in Wisconsin with service number # 36246343.

 

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

1st Lt.           Russell A. Philips                Pilot

1st Lt.           Charlton H. Cupernell         Co Pilot

1st Lt.           Louis S. Zamperini             Bombardier

1st Lt           Robert H. Mitchell             Navigator

Sgt.              Otto Anderson                  Engineer

Pvt.              Leslie A. Deane                  Top Turret Gunner

S/Sgt.           Frank Glassman                Ball Turret Gunner

S/Sgt.           Jay S. Hansen                   Right Waist Gunner

Cpl.              Michael Walsh                   Left Waist Gunner

S/Sgt.           Francis P. McNamara         Tail Gunner

??                No Record                        Passenger

Otto died when they Ditched the plane in sea on May 27, 143, he is honored with an Air Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

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

Courts of the missing.

 

Thanks to, http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/42nd_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

42nd Bomber Squadron
11th Bomber Group
B-17
Henderson Field, Guadalcanal
DAYTON, Ohio -- 11th Bombardment Group (H) plaque in Memorial Park at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Otto Anderson
His rank Sergeant