Ernest L Anderson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) 31-Aug-43 in B-26B 41-31653 "King Bee" [KX:M] while serving as pilot. The aircraft was struck by anti-aircraft fire and crashed while bombing the German airfield at Lille/Vendeville, France.



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Units served with

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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: King Bee
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 558th Bomb Squadron

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Lille, France 31 August 1943 Killed when the aircraft was shot down be anti-aircraft fire over the target of the German airfield at Lille/Vendeville, France

Buried

Buried at the Netherlands American Cemetery, Plot P, Row 4, Grave 11.

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Lee Cunningham 28-May-2015. Added Middle Initial to name.

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Lee Cunningham 28-May-2015. Added NEW ENTRY for this airman. All infomration based on Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 471; "Losses of the 8ht & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; Burial data per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) database.