Earl Warren Anderson Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. End of War.
Awards: DFC, WWII Victory.
Post War: 36-year veteran of the USAAF and the USAF. A decorated pilot who served a tour in Vietnam. Assigned to NASA to work on the Apollo lunar program, completed his military career with duty in the Inspector Generals office at Andrews AFB and then with the Foreign Technology Division at Wright Patterson AFB.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Edgecombe County, NC, USA | 23 April 1923 | Son of Albert Delton and Bell Zora [Norris] Anderson. |
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Enlisted |
Miami Beach, FL, USA | 25 February 1943 | Miami Beach, Florida |
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Other Assigned |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK | 25 March 1945 - 21 July 1945 | Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Beavercreek, OH, USA | 5 September 2014 | |
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Buried |
Greenwood Cemetery Tarboro Edgecombe County NC | 8 September 2014 | Greenwood Cemetery Tarboro Edgecombe County North Carolina, USA |
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Other End of War |
Europe | End of War. |
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Sources
This MAY be the same person as Earl M. Anderson who is described on Page 56 of "Kings Cliffe" unit history.
ContributorAl_Skiff
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