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CPL Bernard A Anderson

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CPL Bernard A Anderson Veteran

Birth
Pelham, Westchester County, New York, USA
Death
20 Apr 1944 (aged 21)
Brix, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Burial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot E Row 16 Grave 16
Memorial ID
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Bernard A. Anderson was a Corporal in the United States Army Air Forces, assigned as a Radio Operator aboard a B-17 From the 568th Bomber Squadron, 390th Bomber Group, Heavy.

Bernhard was KIA when they were hit by FLAK, the Plane exploded/burned and crashed near Cherbourg (Brix) on 20 April, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

https://www.ww2-europe.com/soldaat/anderson-bernard-a/
Bernard A. Anderson was a Corporal in the United States Army Air Forces, assigned as a Radio Operator aboard a B-17 From the 568th Bomber Squadron, 390th Bomber Group, Heavy.

Bernhard was KIA when they were hit by FLAK, the Plane exploded/burned and crashed near Cherbourg (Brix) on 20 April, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

https://www.ww2-europe.com/soldaat/anderson-bernard-a/

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from New York.


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  • Maintained by: Frogman
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56641839/bernard_a-anderson: accessed ), memorial page for CPL Bernard A Anderson (18 Sep 1922–20 Apr 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56641839, citing Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by Frogman (contributor 47380828).