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
Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
