Lawrence W Anderson
Military
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UPL 16219
Crew #684
William J. Grey Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
Standing Left to Right: Harold Engberg (CP), William J. Grey (P), John Fuller (N)
Kneeling Left to Right: Lawrence Anderson (TG), Vincent Palmer (NG), Wayne Vestal (BTG), Emil Nowak (FE/TT), Herbert Longman (WG), Robert Hosmer (R/O)
This crew flew their first combat mission on 19 February 1945 and completed 21 missions before hostilities ended. 466th Bomb Group collection
William J. Grey Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
Standing Left to Right: Harold Engberg (CP), William J. Grey (P), John Fuller (N)
Kneeling Left to Right: Lawrence Anderson (TG), Vincent Palmer (NG), Wayne Vestal (BTG), Emil Nowak (FE/TT), Herbert Longman (WG), Robert Hosmer (R/O)
This crew flew their first combat mission on 19 February 1945 and completed 21 missions before hostilities ended. 466th Bomb Group collection
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2059028
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: What's Cookin Doc
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Stardust
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Shamrock
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Rabbit Habit
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Massachusetts, USA | 1 September 1924 | |
Enlisted |
Boston, MA, USA | 1 July 1943 | |
Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
Attlebridge, Norwich, UK | 19 February 1945 - 17 April 1945 | 21 combat missions |
Died |
Charlton, MA 01507, USA | 11 May 2002 | |
Buried |
Brockton, MA, USA | 15 May 2002 | Melrose Cemetery • Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA |
Brockton, MA, USA | |||
Plymouth County, MA, USA |
Revisions
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Changes
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Sources
Attlebridge Arsenal - page 115
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103866416/lawrence-wellman-anderson…
http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=2462514
Attlebridge Notes - 1976 Register - page 1
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Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book 'Attlebridge Arsenal' by Wassom & Brassford, page 343