Milo Alfred Anderson

Military

He flew on Aloys Fuessel crew. Reported to ETO on 29 Nov 1943. Transferred to the 15 AF: 97 BG/342 BS. Completed 36 missions. [14 missions with 306th] Discharged 09 Oct 1945.

Best Memory: Halberstadt mission 11 January 1944 -- rou



EAME w/ 4 bronze stars/ AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im

97th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

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Born

Fremont, Michigan 20 March 1924

Revisions

Date
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources

Data update, National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, 15 September 2014

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi… / self, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards,