Anderson, Keith Gordon

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