Anderson, Richard F. – ww2 Pacific

Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant Richard F. Anderson.

Unit/Placed in, 865^th Bomber Squadron, 494^th Bomber Group (Heavy).

Richard is born approx. on no record.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

Richard enlisted the service in Pennsylvania with service number # 2061123.

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

1^st Lt. William L. Trowbridge Pilot

2^nd Lt. William A. Vosburg Co Pilot

1^st Lt. Carl A. Ogrine Navigator

2^nd Lt. Joseph D. Sorden Bombardier

2^nd Lt. Richard F. Anderson Radar Operator

T/Sgt. Robert R. Holder Engineer

T/Sgt. James D. Mitchell Radio Operator

Sgt. Charles E. Brown Jr. Top Turret Gunner

S/Sgt. Fred R. Gianfrini Ball Turret Gunner

S/Sgt. Norvell A. Cain Tail Gunner

S/Sgt. Arthur T. Stanford Nose Gunner

Major William E. Germert Passenger

Richard was KIA when on the Mission “Bombs Away” one exploded in the Bomb Bay on July 17, 1945, he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Richard 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/494th_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