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ANDERSON, Charles Robert - Date of
birth
24 July 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Fayette County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Fayette County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-702880 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
576th Bombardment Squadron,
392nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 May 1944 - Place of
death
1,5 Km west of the village of Tuesen, 10 km south of Neubukow, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 25 | 13 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William E. Anderson (father)
Katherine M. (Miller) Anderson (mother)
James Maurice Anderson (brother)
Wilma R. Anderson (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-95045 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Politz
MACR: 5213
More information
2Lt Charles R Anderson graduated from Lafayette High School in 1940. He was employed at Kinkheed-Wilson Motor Co. His brother, Lt James M Anderson was POW as of April 8 1944.One eyewitness report from a returning aircrew stated briefly: "The plane seemed just to 'slip down' ; everything appeared to be O.K.; no chutes seen". (This sighting report was given by 2nd Lieutenant Colbrook, Navigator on Lt Bratton's crew flying #097).
German Report #KU2072, Air Field Headquarters A 8/il at Berik, gave a further account of this crew's downing: That the aircraft had been shot down by anti-aircraft fire and crashed south east of Neubukow/Mecklenburg on 29 May at 12.40 hours; that (9) dead had been recovered at the crash site noted to be 1.5 kilometres west of the village of Tuesen, 10 kilometres south of Neubukow. In a supplementary report, same headquarters, two days later on 1 June, it was stated that a 10th casualty had been found, buried under one of the plane's engines.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.b24.net, 1940 US Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, MACR, Lexington Herald-Leader - 23 August 1944