Richard H Anderson

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down on 9/28/44 at Buckau in B-17 'The Denver Bandit' #42102948 on a carpetbagger mission of counterfeit rations books and rr tickets

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-24D Liberator 'Carpetbagger' - extensively modified for specialised operations - taxiis on the perimeter track at Harrington airfield. Printed caption on reverse: 'A Carpetbagger B-24D taxiing on the perimeter at Harrington. Photo - "Red" Monaghan.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Denver Bandit
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 28 September 1944

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Sources

1993 457th BGA Roster MACR 9775 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9775 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database