Anderson, Phillip Sherman

Rank and Name, Aviation Machinist’s Mate Third Class Phillip Sherman Anderson.

Unit/Placed in, Patrol Bombing Squadron 124 (VBP -124), United States Naval Reserve.

Phillip is born approx. on April 23, 1925 in Brazil, Indiana.

Father, Ralph C. Anderson.

Mother, Levanche O. (Dick) Anderson.

Sister(s), Leona M. Kathleen G. Arettia J. Arletta J. Ruth E. Deloras E. and Lorna R..

Brother(s), Gaylord Anderson.

Phillip enlisted the service in Indiana with service number # 8641461.

Phillip was KIA when on the Mission over Korea they were hit by Anti-Aircraft Fire on June 27, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

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

Walls of the missing.

He also has a Memorial Grave at Wilkinson-Nees Cemetery, Poland, Clay County, Indiana, USA.

Thanks to, file:///C:/Users/Gebruiker/Downloads/Chap5.pdf

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/