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ANDERSON, Harold Robert - Date of
birth
14 October 1911 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Goldfield, Teller County, Colorado -
Hometown
Denver, Denver County, Colorado
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39249599 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
527th Bombardment Squadron,
379th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
11 June 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, north of Borkum, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Fred Anderson (father)
Mary Anderson (mother)
Ragner A. Anderson (brother)
Roy C. Anderson (brother)
Violet Anderson (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3099 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Willemshaven, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the U-boat yards
MACR: 1368
More information
Harold Anderson was an attendant at a filling station.He enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 22 July 1942.
His father was born in Sweden, his mother in Finland.
The aircraft was attacked by fighters over the target and on the return flight over the North Sea which set it on fire. It crashed north of Borkum Island. Only one crew member could bail out and was rescued by a German minesweeper. The other nine men drowned.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.379thbga.org, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII draft Card, WWII Enlistment Record
Photo source: Peter Schouteten