Rank and Name, Aviation Radioman Third Class Keith Gordon Anderson.
Unit/Placed in, Patrol Squadron 205 (VP-205), United States Navy.
Keith is born on 11 July 1919.
Mother, Clara A. Buran.
Keith enlisted the service in Minnesota with service number # 3290128.
Keith ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a PBM-3 were,
LtJg. CliffordJ. Cox Pilot
LtJg. OrvilleJ. Lacraft Co-Pilot
LtJg. Ernest G. wood
LtJg. Willard H. Schwant
Amm2. William J. Dier Jr.
Amm3. Robert L. Courtney
Arm3. Ralph A. Guthrie
Arm3. Keith G. Anderson
Aom2. Clifford R. Cambell
S2. William L. Beckman
Aom3. John B. Martin
S2. Samuel C. Boggs
Keith was KIA when on the Mission they shot a Submarine who shot back and hit the plane what crashed on 3 Aug. 1943, he is honored with a Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, American Defense Service Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, WW II Victory Medal.
Keith is buried/mentioned at East Coast Memorial, Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA.
Walls of the missing.
Keith also has a Memorial Grave at Riverside Cemetery, Campbell, Wilkin County, Minnesota, USA.
Thanks to,
Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and ww2-europe.com.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano
National Historian
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
