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ANDERSON, William Chris - Date of
birth
1915 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
Wisconsin -
Hometown
Wolf River, Langlade County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16021661 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
756th Bombardment Squadron,
459th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 March 1944 - Place of
death
Vienna, Austria
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 29 | 27 |
Immediate family
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Members
Christian Anderson (father)
Linda M. Anderson (mother)
Ralph C. Anderson (brother)
Raymond Anderson (brother)
Marian E. Anderson (sister)
John M. Anderson (brother)
Lester W. Anderson (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-52406 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Smoky
Destination: Vienna, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the city center
MACR: 3255
More information
Sgt William C. Anderson attended high school for 4 years before he joined the Regular Army in Wausau, Wisconsin on 16 January 1941.1st Lt Francis W. Hamilton:
After ship 406 was struck by 319, the tail of 319 struck the right rudder of 406 and seemed to have damaged it considerably. Then the tail of 406 started to disintegrate. The right rudder came off first, then the left rudder, and finally the horizontal stabilizer, as the last part of the tail came off the ship started to roll over on its back and go into a vertical dive. No one was seen to bail out of the aircraft before it went through the overcast.
S/Sgt Charles W. Bell:
He did not have time to bail out.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Mar.44.html
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