Frank Alexander Anderson ★ World War II Gold Star Veteran from California
On December 17, 1944 Technical Sergeant Anderson was declared a casualty of World War II. ★ He served with honor in the United States Army Air Forces. ★ He is remembered by the people of California. ★ May his positive example inspire us. Working together towards peace, mutual respect, and equality for all.
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Service Details
| This Profile ID | 16843 |
| Service ID | 19101445 |
| Name | Frank Alexander Anderson |
| From | El Monte, Los Angeles County, California |
| Casualty Date | December 17, 1944 |
| War | World War II |
| Service Branch | Army Air Forces |
| Rank | Technical Sergeant |
| Specialty | Left Waist Gunner |
| Unit/Group | 451st Bomber Group, Heavy, 726th Bomber Squadron |
| Casualty Type | Missing in Action |
| Location | Rzymkowice, Poland |
| Burial | Tablets of the Missing at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium |
| Notable Awards |
★ Air Medal
★ Purple Heart |
| Remembered | 
Frank Alexander Anderson is buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location. |
Additional Details
On December 17, 1944 he was on the crew of the B-24J Liberator #42-51941 during a mission over the Odertal oil plant in Germany. Shortly after passing over the target they hit another B-24 (42-52045) and their tail was sheared off. They burst into flames and crashed near Rzymkowice, Poland.Only one man from their aircraft survived, all others were killed or declared missing, while only one man from the other bomber was killed. We identified 10 casualties in our archive related to the #42-51941 incident on December 17, 1944.
◼Frank A Anderson :: Left Waist Gunner
We identified 1 casualties related to the associated incident #42-52045.
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Commendations + Awards
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★ Air Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
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• 2,648 Korean War
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• 628 Prisoners of war
• 7,015 Missing in action
• 330 Pearl Harbor casualties
• 155 D-Day Normandy casualties
• 40 Medal of Honor recipients
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