World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Randolph D. Anderson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Worcester, Massachusetts
Honored By
John Meurs
SERVICE NUMBER: 0-703920. NAVIGATOR WITH THE 398TH BOMB GROUP, 600TH BOMB SQUADRON OF THE 8TH ARMY AIR FORCE, BASED IN ENGLAND. ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1944, HIS BOMBER, THE B-17 WITH THE SERIAL # 42-97740, ON A MISSION TO THE SYNTHETIC FUEL PLANT IN MISBURG, GERMANY, WAS HIT BY FLAK SECONDS BEFORE BOMBING. THE WHOLE CREW OF TEN COULD BAIL OUT AND WAS TAKEN PRISONER.