Anders, Virgil Mikal – ww2 Pacific

Rank and Name, First Lieutenant Virgil Mikal Anders.

Unit/Placed in, 98th Bomber Group, Heavy, 415th Bomber Squadron.

Virgil is born on Sep. 9, 1918 in Mississippi.

Father, John Michael Anders.

Mother, Opal (Walker) Anders.

Sister(s), Helen, Jo Anne and Peggy Anders.

Brother(s), Robert Shelton and James Odell Anders.

Virgil enlisted the service in Mississippi with service number # O-442769.

Virgil ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-24 were,

1st Lt. Virgil M. Anders Pilot

1st Lt. David L. Sullivan Co pilot

2nd Lt. Lyle E. Brazier Navigator

2nd Lt. William E. VanWinkele Bombardier

T/Sgt. Anton J. Budgen Engineer

T/Sgt. George J. Williams Radio Operator

S/Sgt. Oscar D. Wells Top Turret Gunner

S/Sgt. Lyle S. Winchell Waist Gunner

Pvt. David Fike Jr. Tail Gunner

David was KIA after the Bombing mission, they never arrived at Airfield (prob. Crashed) on March 1, 1943, he is honored with a Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Virgil is buried/mentioned at North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial, Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia.

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to,

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G4RG-VF8

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com 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