World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
James Anderson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Somerset County, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 93RD BOMB GROUP, 330TH BOMB SQUADRON AT GAMBUT MAIN AIRFIELD, LIBYA. FLIGHT ENGINEER/TOP TURRET GUNNER ON THE B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBER 'BIG DEALER', WHICH EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM IN FLIIGHT THAT CAUSED IT TO CRASH NEAR BIR EL KHAMSA, EGYPT ON JANUARY 10, 1943. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND PURPLE HEART.