Earl Overlade Anderson Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #107 dated 8 June 1944, effective 8 June 1944.  Killed in collision with 44-6147 over Cambridge 7 July 1944.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Victor R Alvarez

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group

Carl Hartnig

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-717156
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Glenn Samuel Hinshaw

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34728906
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Neal William Noland

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15062492
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

William Louis O'Leary

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39125969
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flexible Gunner / Togglier

Aircraft

42-102430

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Spam-O-Liner
  • Unit: 545th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group

42-102442

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Swiss Miss
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

42-37974

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Section 8
  • Unit: 544th Bomb Squadron 545th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

42-97178

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sweet Mama
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

42-97271

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Boss Lady
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Killed in Action

Cambridge, England, UK 7 July 1944 Killed in collision with 44-6147 over Cambridge 7 July 1944.

Buried

Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England, Uk Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England: Plot C Row 4 Grave 9

Revisions

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Contributoracbernstein1
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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entries to include information from:
AAIR 44-07-07-515
MACR 15146 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database;
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=101

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Contributorbombercommand
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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…