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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Owen Rodger Anderson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Beaver Crossing, Nebraska

Honored By

Holmes Post 178

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

INDUCTED OCTOBER 1940. TRAINED AT GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, LOUISIANA AND BRONSON FIELD, PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR STATION (NAS) FLORIDA. KILLED AT 8:40PM JANUARY 29, 1943 WHEN PLANE HE WAS PILOTING ATTEMPTED TO JOIN HIS FORMATION AT 5,000 FEET, WENT INTO A SPIN AND CRASHED TO THE GROUND IN FLORIDA.