Charles Jay Andersen

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Captain Charles J. Andersen was born on July 15, 1921, the son of Charles J., Sr., and Flora Lina Anderson. His hometown was Chicago, Illinois, where his father was a Certified Public Accountant. He received his commission on May 6, 1942.

He was the pilot of A-26 tail #43-22523 of the 416th Bomb Group (L), 668th Bomb Squadron (L), when it collided in mid-air with another A-26 from his unit over Petit Brogel, Belgium, on March 20, 1945.

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Units served with

An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'

416th Bomb Group

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

Places

Melun

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Melun, Alsace

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Document 15715

  • Media Type: Document
  • Collection Name: William L Beigel Collection
  • Object Number: Document 15715
  • Description: Extract from Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF) for Captain Charles J Andersen of the 416th Bomb Group researched by historian Bill Beigel. The...

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, IL, USA 15 July 1921 Captain Charles J. Andersen was born on July 15, 1921, the son of Charles J., Sr., and Flora Lina Anderson. His hometown was Chicago, Illinois, where his father was a Certified Public Accountant.
Chicago, IL 16 February 1942 6729 N. Washtenaw Avenue Student at Northwestern University

Died

4 miles NW of Neerpelt, Belgium 21 March 1945 He was the pilot of A-26 tail #43-22523 of the 416th Bomb Group (L), 668th Bomb Squadron (L), when it collided in mid-air with another A-26 from his unit over Petit Brogel, Belgium, on March 20, 1945.

Buried/ Commemorated

Norwood Park, IL 4 November 1948 Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum Norwood Park Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA

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Contributor466thHistorian
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Sources

http://www.416th.com/Memorials/668-AndersenCharles_Memorial.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83677733/charles-jay-andersen
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2238&h=3004108…

Date
ContributorWW2 Researcher Bill Beigel
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Sources

IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.