World War II Honoree

Joseph Eldridge Anderson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Honored By

Ruth Powell Anderson, Richard, Frances & Kevin

Relationship

Family

FIRST LIEUTENANT, SERIAL NUMBER AO-1692742. SERVED AS A B-25 PILOT, 12TH AIR FORCE, 428TH BOMB SQUADRON, 310TH BOMB GROUP, 57TH BOMB WING. PARTICIPATED IN CAMPAIGNS IN SOUTHERN FRANCE, NORTHERN APENNINES, PO VALLEY, CENTRAL EUROPE. RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL WITH 5 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, PURPLE HEART ON MARCH 10, 1945 DURING 43RD MISSION WHEN SHOT DOWN WITH ALL 6 CREW MEMBERS SURVIVING. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 6 STARS. SERVED OVERSEAS AUGUST 27, 1944 TO MAY 9, 1945. INDUCTED JANUARY 23, 1943.