Milton Deloy Andersen

Military
media-20932.jpeg UPL 20932 Milton Deloy Andersen after his last bombing run.

This is from my family collection of photos of my grandfather

Object Number - UPL 20932 - Milton Deloy Andersen after his last bombing run.

Not yet 19, Milton Andersen enlisted in the Air Corps in June 1942. He trained as a bomber pilot and was sent overseas, assigned to the 34th Bomb Group / 4th Bomb Squadron in England. After flying with the 4th Squadron on 3 missions on B-24 Liberators and 4 on B-17 Flying Fortresses, he was transferred to the 491st Squadron in the middle of October 1944. He flew the rest of his missions with that Squadron on B17s and completed his tour on 21 February 1945 with 35 bombing missions to his credit. He stayed in the Air Force after the war and served in Korea flying special missions, retiring from the service in 1953. [ Note : The 34th Bomb Group website at http://valortovictory.tripod.com/crews/Anderson.htm lists him incorrectly as Anderson... ]

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Units served with

The insignia of the 34th Bomb Group
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Roger's Dodgers
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Overton, Clark County, Nevada, United States 5 November 1923 the son of Thomas Milton Andersen and Annie Gertrude (Rohner) Andersen

Enlisted

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 26 June 1942 as a Private in the Air Corps

Died

Boise, Ada County, Idaho, United States 11 January 2016

Buried

Overton, Moapa Valley, NV 89040, USA 30 January 2016

Born

Overton, Clark County, Nevada, United States

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Removed extra info in the "Role/job" field.

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reported to Santa Ana, Ca. for pre-flight

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personal knowledge

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Milton Deloy Andersen interview by Benjamin Bahlmann

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Milton Deloy is my Grandfather, sources are personal knowledge.

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ContributorED-BB
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NARA WWII Enlistment records
34th BG website : « Anderson » : http://valortovictory.tripod.com/crews/Anderson.htm

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Memories and Stories that my Grandfather Milton D. Andersen told me.

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1996 34th BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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