Dorsey Baker
Military | Major | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
Military
'Bill' Anderson went into the Air Force Reserves, exiting Sept 1954 as 2nd Lt with pilot experience. Completed Bus. degree/MBA at USC. Worked as Palo Alto City Treasurer, followed by South San Francisco Finance Director. Never spoke of the war or service.
Refused to visit Europe after the war, only UK/Scotland. "No need, saw what I had to". His son relocated to The Netherlands and he would not travel to visit family. Yet he loved to fly....
Group
The 466th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators from Attlebridge, Norfolk, during the last year of the war in Europe. The Group flew 232 missions in the course of the year and celebrated the 100th one by inviting local people onto the base to mark the...
Squadron
Squadron
B-24 Liberator
Military site : airfield
Attlebridge was constructed for RAF use and completed to that standard in 1942. However, with news that it was to be assigned to the American Air Force, the runways were extended and additional hardstandings and outbuildings constructed for the heavy...
Event | Location | Date |
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Born | Beaver Falls, PA 15010, USA | 29 April 1923 |
Lived in | Los Angeles County, CA, USA | 1943 |
Enlisted | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 5 March 1943 |
Died | Sacramento, CA, USA | 17 December 2003 |
Buried | Sacramento, CA, USA | 21 December 2003 |
Mt. Vernon Memorial Park |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
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19 November 2021 19:45:13 | craiga1111 | Changes to nickname, biography and events |
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Personal discussion with son, Craig Anderson. |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
19 November 2021 19:37:51 | craiga1111 | Changes to biography and awards |
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Honorable Discharge papers, from endorsed USAAF Archives and wet-stamped in Wm R Anderson file cabinet |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
30 May 2017 02:08:46 | 466thHistorian | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, events, person associations, unit associations, place associations, aircraft associations and media associations |
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http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=7544731 |