World War II Honoree

Edward Vernard Anderson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

DeKalb, Illinois

Honored By

David, Howard, Carol, Joyce & Tim

Relationship

Children

B-24 PILOT WITH THE 448TH BOMB GROUP, 713TH BOMB SQUADRON. SWORN INTO THE ARMY AIR CORPS ON 12-12-42. BASIC ARMY TRAINING AT SHEPPARD FIELD, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS FROM 2-23-43 TO 5-4-43. GROUND SCHOOL AT KANSAS STATE TEACHER’S COLLEGE, EMPORIA, KANSAS FROM 5-5-43 TO 7-30-43. CLASSIFICATION CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS FROM 7-31-43 TO 9-1-43. CLASSIFIED AS AN AVIATION CADET ON 8-14-43. PREFLIGHT SCHOOL AT SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS FROM 9-1-43 TO 11-2-43. PRIMARY FLIGHT TRAINING IN A PT-19 AT PARKS AIR COLLEGE, EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS FROM 11-3-43 TO 1-7-44. SOLOED ON 11-23-43. BASIC FLIGHT TRAINING IN A BT-13 AT STROTHER FIELD, WINFIELD, KANSAS FROM 1-8-44 TO 3-13-44. ADVANCED FLIGHT SCHOOL IN AN AT-17 AT LUBBOCK, TEXAS FROM 3-14-44 TO 5-25-44. RECEIVED WINGS AND COMMISSION ON 5-23-44, CLASS OF 44E. LEARNED TO FLY A B-24 AT LIBERAL, KANSAS FROM 6-4-44 TO 9-26-44. PICKED UP CREW AT WESTOVER FIELD, MASSACHUSETTS FROM 10-5-44 TO 10-12-44. TRAINED AS A CREW AT CHATHAM FIELD, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA FROM 10-14-44 TO 1-2-45. FLEW A B-24 WITH THE 448TH BOMB GROUP, 713TH BOMB SQUADRON, SEETHING, ENGLAND FROM 2-5-45 TO 6-14-45. FLEW A TOTAL OF 13 MISSIONS OVER GERMANY BEFORE THE END OF THE WAR IN EUROPE. WAS RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE RANK OF 1ST LIEUTENANT ON 10-7-45. SERIAL NUMBER 02058100. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL WITH ONE OAK LEAF CLUSTER, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BATTLE STARS FOR THE RHINELAND CAMPAIGN AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGN.