World War II Honoree

Roy Gustaf Anderson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER AS A PILOT OF A B-24 'LIBERATOR' BOMBER WITH THE 464TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP, 15TH AIR FORCE. BASED IN ITALY AT PANTELLERIA, SICILY AND GIOIA. FLEW 51 MISSIONS OPERATING PRIMARILY AS A LONG-RANGE BOMBER FORCE DISRUPTING GERMAN INDUSTRY AND COMMUNICATIONS. ALSO ENGAGED IN SUPPORT AND INTERDICTORY OPERATIONS. AUTHORIZED THE PRESIDENTIAL (DISTINGUISHED) UNIT CITATION (PUC) WITH BRONZE OAK LEAF CLUSTER FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN ACTION BY HIS GROUP. THE FIRST FOR LEADING A STRIKE AGAINST MARSHALLING YARDS AND AN OIL REFINERY THROUGH HEAVY OPPOSITION AT VIENNA, AUSTRIA ON JULY 8, 1944; AND THE SECOND FOR A BOMBING MISSION AGAINST AN OIL REFINERY AT PARDUBICE, CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND NEARBY RAIL YARDS ON AUGUST 24, 1944. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.