Louis DeAnda

Military
Left to right: Crew Chief Staff Sergeant James O. Tolleson and pilot Second Lieutenant Louis De Anda, of the 78th Fighter Group, inspect the damage to their P-51 Mustang at Duxford air base. February 1945. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'EA 52913 PRO-HQ'45 Flak Holed Fighter Hit Over German Rail Yards - "That's where they hit my plane", Second Lieutenant Louis De Anda, (right) of East Bakerfield, Calif. is saying as he points out where flak tore through the side of his U.S. Eighth Air Force P-51 Mus media-377554.jpg FRE 311 Left to right: Crew Chief Staff Sergeant James O. Tolleson and pilot Second Lieutenant Louis De Anda, of the 78th Fighter Group, inspect the damage to their P-51 Mustang at Duxford air base. February 1945. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'EA 52913 PRO-HQ'45 Flak Holed Fighter Hit Over German Rail Yards - "That's where they hit my plane", Second Lieutenant Louis De Anda, (right) of East Bakerfield, Calif. is saying as he points out where flak tore through the side of his U.S. Eighth Air Force P-51 Mustang to Staff Sergeant James O. Tolleson, maintenance crew chief from Inman, S. Carolina. Lt. De Anda had just blown up an oil car on a train believed to be carrying V-2 parts when flak put up by German ground defenses crashed through the tail of his plane fuselage. The 78th Fighter Group, Lt. De Anda's group, escorted heavy bombers on the second day of the all-out onslaught against German transportation on February 23rd.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 311 - Left to right: Crew Chief Staff Sergeant James O. Tolleson and pilot Second Lieutenant Louis De Anda, of the 78th Fighter Group, inspect the damage...

Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 364FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF.



Awards: DFC, AM (13OLC), WWII Victory, EAME, OCC, American Defence and Campaign medals.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron

Places

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"
Aerial photograph of Leiston airfield looking south, the control tower and technical site are to the right, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/929. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Phoenix, AZ 19 May 1922 Son of Melicia B and Guadalupe B Deandra.

Enlisted

Minter Field, Bakersfield, CA 18 September 1942 Minter Field, Bakersfield, California

Based

Duxford 8 October 1944 Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

Leiston, UK 16 April 1945 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Based

Leiston 16 July 1945 Transferred to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

Los Angeles, CA 12 May 2011
Bakersfield, CA

Based

Leiston 16 July 1945 Transferred to 364FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

Duxford, UK Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant.

Revisions

Date
Changes
Sources

8th air force, 78th fighter group

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in Fry's book 'Eagles of Duxford', p135

Louis DeAnda: Gallery (2 items)