Newell Anderson
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 22748 - 1st Lt Newell Anderson 338FS, 55FG, 8AF.
Assigned to 338FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. 20 combat missions. Credited 1 destroyed, 1 damaged and 1 probable air to air and 1 destroyed and 1 damaged [Ground]. Lost an engine on takeoff on a mission to Nuthampstead on 5-Feb-44 in P-38J 42-67917 and ran off the end of the runway. Returned to Duty (RTD). On 8-Apr-44, returning to base on one engine with drop tanks still onboard, having aborted from a bomber escort in P-38J 42-68085, Newell emerged from the overcast to land only to find two P-38's lined up on the runway. With full power to his good engine, Newell managed to avoid colliding with his colleagues, but crashed into a field. With one last display of heroism, Newell waved away a boy running to give assistance just before his aircraft exploded. 8-Apr-44. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (2 OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Glenwood, UT, USA | 16 March 1921 | Son of Parley and Hattie Rozella [Tuttle] Anderson. |
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Enlisted |
Richfield, UT | 3 March 1941 | Richfield , Utah |
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Other Assigned |
Wormingford, Colchester CO6, UK | 12 April 1943 - 8 April 1944 | Assigned to 338FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Wormingford, Colchester CO6, UK | 13 December 1943 | Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. |
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Other Crashed |
Nuthampstead, Royston SG8, UK | 5 February 1944 | Lost an engine on takeoff on a mission to Nuthampstead on 5-Feb-44 in P-38J 42-67917 and ran off the end of the runway. Returned to Duty (RTD). |
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Other Promotion |
Wormingford, Colchester CO6, UK | 26 March 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Killed in action |
Nuthampstead, Royston SG8, UK | 8 April 1944 | Killed in Action (KIA) in P-38J 42-68085 on 8-Apr-44. 1 mile NE Nuthampstead. |
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Buried |
9 April 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial. | |
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Killed in Action (KIA) |
Annabella, UT, USA | ||
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Buried |
Annabella Cemetery Annabella UT | Re-interred Annabella Cemetery Annabella Utah USA. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- WWW.55th.org roster
AccidentReports.com, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
