Anderson, Lawrence, 2nd Lt

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Second Lieutenant

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1035-Bombardier

Last AFSC Group
Air Crew (Officer)

Primary Unit
1944-1944, AAF MOS 1035, 457th Bombardment Group, Heavy

Service Years
1942 - 1944

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Tennessee

Year of Birth
1921

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Casualty Info

Home Town Not Specified	Last Address RAF Glatton (USAAF 130), Cambridgeshire, England

Casualty Date Jun 14, 1944
Cause Hostile, Died	Reason Intentional Homicide
Location France	Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Knoxville National Cemetery - Knoxville, Tennessee	Wall/Plot Coordinates SECTION X SITE 63A

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Association Memberships


	2013, World War II Fallen

Photo Album (More...)

Service Photo

Ribbon Bar

Unit Assignments/ Advancement Schools


	1944-1944, AAF MOS 1035, 749th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy
	1944-1944, AAF MOS 1035, 457th Bombardment Group, Heavy

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1944-1944 World War II/European-African-Middle Eastern Theater/Normandy Campaign (1944)

My Aircraft/Missiles


	1943-1944, B-17 Flying Fortress

Additional Information

Last Known Activity
His B-17, "Local Mission", was shot up by enemy fighters then hit by flak. The crew were able to bail out. He was murdered by German troops who shot him while he was coming down in his chute. He was the only crewmember killed. Six became POW's and the other 2 evaded.

Comments/Citation
Sources:
http://www.457thbombgroup.org/Fate/RLF058.HTML
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=285267
Book: "In the Shadows of War", by Thomas Childers, Henry Holt and Company, 2002.