Oakley A Anderson
MilitaryShot down 25 May 1944 in B-17 42-10717. Prisoner of War.
Oakley returned to Asheville after the end of the war and owned a barber shop in Asheville. He and his wife Rose never had any children. Oakley loved music and played the guitar as well as other instruments.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 25 May 1944 - 17 July 1945 | |
Died |
Asheville, North Carolina, USA | 23 July 1959 | Died of ruptured Appendix. 46 Years old |
Revisions
Nephew. Death date provided by cousin Burton Anderson. Taps and a 21 gun salute was provided.
Nephew. Harvey Stackhouse with information from cousin Edel Seay
He was my uncle. He was also our barber until his death at the young age of 46.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5262 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database