Anderson, Clarence V., 2nd Lt

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Second Lieutenant

Primary Unit
1944-1944, AAF MOS 1034, 447th Bombardment Group, Heavy

Service Years
1942 - 1944

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Personal Details

Home State

South Dakota

Year of Birth
1916

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Casualty Info

Home Town Not Specified	Last Address RAF Rattlesden (AAF-126), Suffolk, England

Casualty Date Apr 12, 1944
Cause Non Hostile- Died Other Causes	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location United Kingdom	Conflict World War II
Location of Interment American Cemetery - Cambridge, United Kingdom	Wall/Plot Coordinates Plot C Row 5 Grave 15

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Association Memberships


	2014, World War II Fallen

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Unit Assignments


	1944-1944, AAF MOS 1034, 711th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy
	1944-1944, AAF MOS 1034, 447th Bombardment Group, Heavy

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1944-1944 World War II/European-African-Middle Eastern Theater/Rhineland Campaign (1944-45)

My Aircraft/Missiles


	1943-1944, B-17 Flying Fortress

Additional Information

Last Known Activity
He was killed when his B-17G crashed in heavy fog soon after take-off from RAF Rattlesden. Seven of the crew were killed; three were injured but survived.
His middle name might have been Virgil and he might have been from Union County, SD.

Comments/Citation
Sources:
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=929&mtch=1&cat=WR26&tf=F&q=Clarence+V+Anderson&bc=sl&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=224589

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56287373/clarence-v-anderson

http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/32806

https://www.abmc.gov/node/538589

http://www.447bg.com