Rank and Name, Ensign John Donald Anderson.
Unit/Placed in, Composite Squadron 55 (VC-55),United States Naval Reserve.
John is born approx. on 2 Aug. 1921 in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Father, Adrian J. Anderson Sr.
Mother, Mary (Desmond) Anderson.
Sister(s), Margaret M. and Mary T. Anderson.
John enlisted the service in Texas with service number # 0-337920.
John‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a TBM-3 were,
Ensign J.D. Anderson Pilot
Arm2. E. M. Moore Radio Operator
Pr1. L. Meme Gunner
John died when he tried to land his Grumman TBM on the USS Croatan but crashed went over the flight deck in sea on 4 Nov. 1944, he is honored with a Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
John is buried/mentioned at East Coast Memorial, Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA.
Walls of the missing.
John also mentioned at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219681557/john-desmond-anderson
Thanks to, buno 22968
http://www.wings-aviation.ch/25-Navy-Sqn/VC-Squadrons/55/VC-55.htm
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
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Medals Forum, https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
WordPress en/of Wooncommerce oplossingen, https://www.siteklusjes.nl/
Military Recovery, https://www.dpaa.mil/
John Donald Anderson was a Ensign in the United States Naval Reserve, assigned as a Pilot flying a Grumman TBM Avanger in the Composite Squadron VC-55.
John died when he tried to land his Grumman TBM on the USS Croatan but crashed went over the flight deck in sea on 4 Nov. 1944.
