Philip D Anderson
Military ROLL OF HONOURReported to the ETO on 18 Aug 1943.
Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30707 'Piccadilly Commando', KIA.
Earlier, flew B-17#42-30065 that crash landed returning from raid on Stuttgart on 6 Sept 43. It ran out of fuel.
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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
Places
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
14 October 1943 | ||
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Born |
La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA | ||
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Buried |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 14 October 1943 |
Revisions
Added an association to the A/C #42-30065 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 816 / MACR 816, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 276, 334, 320, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, First Over Germany pg. 169-70,