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ANDERSON, Arlis King - Date of
birth
24 June 1916 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Altoga, Collin County, Texas -
Hometown
Dallas County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-664864 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
548th Bombardment Squadron,
385th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
26 July 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, off the East Frisian Islands, 35 miles from the nearest land, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Francis H. Anderson (father)
Eudoxia (King) Anderson (mother)
Loveta F. Anderson (sister)
Velma Anderson (sister)
Owen D. Anderson (brother)
Lucille Anderson (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-5895 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Souse Family
Destination: Hanover, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city
MACR: 191-B
More information
1st Lt Arlis K. Anderson was a sales clerk before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the U.S. Army as an aviation cadet in Dallas, Texas, on 19 January 1942.The airplane was shot down by enemy aircraft and crashed in the Baltic Sea. Six crew members were taken prisoner, and five were killed. The plane blew up before hitting the water. It had been on fire and seemed to be trying to ditch. No parachutes were reported from this plane.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.fold3.com, North Dallas High School yearbook, 1934