Woodrow Wilson Anderson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
UPL 79888 UPL 79888 Woodrow Anderson of the 352nd Fighter Group.

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Object Number - UPL 79888 - Woodrow Anderson of the 352nd Fighter Group.

Woodrow Anderson entered service from Texas and served as a pilot with the 78th Fighter Group transferring to the 352nd Fighter Group. He Failed to Return (FTR) from a bomber escort to Dessau. Bounced by three Bf109's near Leipzig and shot down in P-51B 42-106635, Killed in Action (KIA) 28-May-44. He is commemorated on the Tablets of the Missing at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial.



Awards: DFC (3 OLC), AM (3 OLC), PH.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Texas Bluebonnet
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
Capt. Charles E Griffiths Jr 486th FS.
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Marj Priority Nil
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 486th Fighter Squadron 555th Fighter Training Squadron 77th Fighter Squadron

Missions

Places

Aerial photograph of Bodney airfield, looking south east, the barrack sites are in the top centre of the image, 8 June 1945. Photograph taken by No. 542 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/369. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney
Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bexar County, TX, USA 20 November 1916 Son of James Horace and Nancy Louise [Spivey] Anderson.

Based

Duxford 14 July 1943 - 26 July 1943 Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Transferred

Bodney, Thetford IP26, UK 26 July 1943 - 28 May 1944 Transferred to 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

Bodney, Thetford IP26, UK 7 May 1944 Promoted to Captain.

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Leipzig, Germany 28 May 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) from a bomber escort to Dessau. Bounced by three Bf109's near Leipzig and shot down, Killed in Action (KIA) 28-May-44.

Buried/ Commemorated

Recorded on the Tablets of the Missing
Stockdale, TX 78160, USA

Buried/ Commemorated

Stockdale, TX 78160, USA Memorialised Stockdale Cemetery Stockdale Wilson County Texas, USA.

Enlisted

Texas, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

See Little Friends website for aircraft details: http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/352ndfg.php?action=list_records&sort_ord…

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Combined two entries for Woodrow W Anderson. This entry now includes information from the following source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p132

ABMC record: http://www.abmc.gov/search-abmc-burials-and-memorializations/detail/WWI…

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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