Hazen S Anderson
MilitaryAssigned to RAF, transferred to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. On Rodeo to St Omer shot down 12 March 1943 in Spitfire VB BL240. Squadron was jumped by FW190s near St. Omer, France. Baled out to be Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
Missions
- Date: 12 March 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Grafton, MA, USA | 2 May 1916 | Son of Frank Willard and Grace Maude [Rhines] Anderson. |
Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden CB11, UK | 29 September 1942 - 12 March 1943 | Transferred to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 12 March 1943 - 17 July 1945 | Held at Stalag Luft 3, Sagan-Silesia (now Poland). Officially Returned to Military Control 17-Jul-45. |
Other Shot Down |
Saint-Omer, France | 12 March 1943 | Shot down 12 March 1943 in Spitfire VB BL240. Squadron was jumped by FW 109s near St. Omer, France. Baled out to be Prisoner of War (POW). |
Died |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 31 July 1975 | |
Other Assigned |
England, UK | 29 September 1942 | Assigned to RAF. |
Buried |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | Los Angeles National Cemetery Los Angeles Los Angeles County California, USA | |
Born |
Needham, MA, USA |
Revisions
Added an association to the 4th FG, the parent FG of the 334th, 335th & 336th FS.
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Anderson&GSfn=Haz…;
Lee Cunningham 30-Jun-2015. Made connections to Place, Aircraft and mission within existing website data; Added POW event per National AIrchives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey, p. 90 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list