World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Carl Michael Anderson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Roslindale, Massachusetts
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE ENLISTED AT THE AGE OF 20 AND WAS IMMEDIATELY ENROLLED IN FLIGHT SCHOOL. HE SERVED AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT WITH THE 368TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, 359TH FIGHTER GROUP AND FLEW A P- 51 MUSTANG AS ESCORT TO FIRST DIVISION B-17 BOMBERS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER, FLYING MISSIONS OVER NORTHERN FRANCE, NORMANDY AND GERMANY. WHILE ON A MISSION HE CRASH LANDED IN GERMANY WHERE HE WAS CAPTURED BY THE ENEMY, HE WAS DECLARED MISSING IN ACTION ON NOVEMBER 21, 1944. HE WAS HELD AS A PRISONER OF WAR IN BALARIA AND MOOSBURG, GERMANY.