World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert T. Anderson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Rock Hill, Missouri
Honored By
John Meurs
SERVICE NUMBER 37623990. BALL TURRET GUNNER WITH THE 91ST BOMB GROUP, 323RD BOMB SQUADRON OF THE 8TH ARMY AIR FORCE, BASED IN ENGLAND. ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1944, HIS AIRCRAFT THE B-17G (SERIAL 42-37913, 'SEATTLE SLEEPER') EXPLODED OVER HAULWERWIJK, NETHERLANDS, AFTER A MISSION TO ONSBRÜCK, GERMANY. THE WHOLE CREW COULD SAVE THEMSELVES BY PARACHUTE AND SURVIVED THE WAR. HE WAS TAKEN PRISONER.