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62. I saw something about it yesterday, but

Mon Nov 4, 2019, 01:11 PM

Nov 2019

not in as much detail. It's not the same crash as the Saunders one. His plane was a B-25 Mitchell and wasn't on a bombing mission at the time of the crash. What I'm trying to do now is find out who Saunders' crew was - their names - so I can rule out the Anderson in my photo as having been on board if he wasn't.

Thanks for your continuing help!

EDIT: Of course it wasn't. It was the the crash that killed this Anderson's brother. (Need coffee. Stupid time change.)

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WWII mystery [View all] frogmarch Oct 2019 OP

kick mercuryblues Oct 2019 #1

Possible link ramblin_dave Oct 2019 #2

I hadn't thought of the time zone difference. frogmarch Oct 2019 #4

The member contact link frogmarch Oct 2019 #7

Impressed johndaly Nov 2019 #27

You might want to cross post that in the genealogy forum. Dem2theMax Oct 2019 #3

Thanks, I'll do that. frogmarch Oct 2019 #6

Interesting! Thanks for the look back in time! Karadeniz Oct 2019 #5

OMG frogmarch Oct 2019 #8

Wow this is an amazing coincidence FakeNoose Oct 2019 #10

Maybe neither one is in this photo freepotter Nov 2019 #23

I saw that later! frogmarch Nov 2019 #46

My cousin recently found a photo of my uncle with Patton during WWII. I didn't realize he was on Pepsidog Oct 2019 #9

How cool! What a frogmarch Nov 2019 #47

The "Col" may be his 1st name, not his title. May be short for Colton or Colman Arazi Oct 2019 #11

Also the nickname Andy might not mean Andrew is his first name FakeNoose Oct 2019 #12

I tried looking at his insignia with a magnifying glass frogmarch Oct 2019 #20

I'd never thought of that. frogmarch Oct 2019 #19

Find a grave has May Belle Hostetter's death from a crash and an article chowder66 Oct 2019 #13

Thank you! This is frogmarch Oct 2019 #15

Fold3 might have some more stuff and there is a free trial. chowder66 Oct 2019 #16

Thanks for the tip! frogmarch Oct 2019 #18

My pleasure and good luck! chowder66 Oct 2019 #21

An article snippet saying the other two on the plane were a radio operator and an engineer chowder66 Oct 2019 #14

Wonderful! frogmarch Oct 2019 #17

Lt Col Andrew Anderson? freepotter Nov 2019 #22

Diary/scrapbook of Lieutenant Colonel R.A. Anderson (R.A. might refer to Royal Army) Same person? Donkees Nov 2019 #25

Interesting diary! frogmarch Nov 2019 #29

His service begins in the same area in England that the other Anderson is buried, and as you know Donkees Nov 2019 #30

Thanks for the additional info. frogmarch Nov 2019 #32

His journal/scrapbook is only about 60 pages and includes newspaper clippings and a group photo Donkees Nov 2019 #33

I did see the photos, and frogmarch Nov 2019 #34

In my photo, Col. Anderson's frogmarch Nov 2019 #35

Here is a British Lieutenant-Colonel WW2 cap insignia from an unrelated obit on google Donkees Nov 2019 #36

I searched British military insignia too, frogmarch Nov 2019 #37

The search for Col. Anderson continues :) Donkees Nov 2019 #38

Thank you! frogmarch Nov 2019 #28

''Saunders and the crew chief were the only survivors.'' Donkees Nov 2019 #39

Very interesting post and a lovely thread. littlemissmartypants Nov 2019 #24

You took the words right out of my....er...fingers! A HERETIC I AM Nov 2019 #31

It's too bad that by the time we have questions like this and want to know our parent's history Fla Dem Nov 2019 #26

If it weren't for the Internet and frogmarch Nov 2019 #41

Well now we have something in common; witches and Salem Ma. Fla Dem Nov 2019 #58

We do, although as far as I know, frogmarch Nov 2019 #59

Yes his sisters, all children of William Towne and Joanna Blessing Towne. Fla Dem Nov 2019 #60

Photo: Anderson, Joseph William ''Andy'' 1943 Donkees Nov 2019 #40

Thank you for the photo and frogmarch Nov 2019 #42

Found a link on ancestry.com. Same name, same birthdate in minnesota, and a military photo Donkees Nov 2019 #43

I signed up at Ancestry and frogmarch Nov 2019 #48

''The India-China Airlift: all supplies had to be moved by air over the eastern end of the Himalayan Donkees Nov 2019 #51

What a coincidence! frogmarch Nov 2019 #53

That would be wonderful, and tomorrow is his birthday! I'm very happy that you found that clue Donkees Nov 2019 #54

Thank YOU! frogmarch Nov 2019 #55

I updated my post as you were replying. The India references belong to 2 other cadets on that page. Donkees Nov 2019 #56

Oh no. frogmarch Nov 2019 #57

JWAnderson AFBrat Dec 2019 #65

Grave: Fort Snelling National Cemetery Donkees Nov 2019 #44

I clicked to send a message frogmarch Nov 2019 #49

His brother was killed in WW2 and was in the same cadet class with him Donkees Nov 2019 #45

I'll keep this to compare frogmarch Nov 2019 #50

Both brothers were in the 5th A.F. This link has details of the crash. Donkees Nov 2019 #52

I saw something about it yesterday, but frogmarch Nov 2019 #62

Possible reason for the nickname ''Andy'' ... Donkees Nov 2019 #61

September 1944 USAAF Overseas Accident Reports Donkees Nov 2019 #63

Wow! frogmarch Nov 2019 #64