World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Laverne G. Anderson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Litchfield, Wisconsin
Honored By
John Meurs
SERVICE NUMBER 17154654. ENGINEER WITH THE 491ST BOMB GROUP, 853RD BOMB SQUADRON (H) OF THE 8TH ARMY AIR FORCE, BASED IN ENGLAND. ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1944, HIS BOMBER (THE B-24, SERIAL # 42-51530, IDIOT’S DELIGHT), WAS ATTACKED BY GERMAN FIGHTERS ON A MISSION TO THE SYNTHETIC FUEL PLANT IN MISBURG, GERMANY. THE BOMBER CAUGHT FIRE AND EXPLODED IN MID-AIR. FIVE CREW MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE HONOREE, WERE KILLED DURING THE ATTACK OR IN THE EXPLOSION OF THE AIRCRAFT.