Anderson, Ernest Leroy

Rank and Name, First Lieutenant Ernest Leroy Anderson.

Unit/Placed in, 95th Fighter Squadron, 82nd Fighter Group.

Ernest is born approx. on 6 Dec. 1923 in Iowa.

Father, Oscar Anderson.

Mother, Tilda (Brackey) Anderson.

Sister(s), Bernice O. Crystal M. Levorne G. Jolette A. Orean A. Adeline T. LeNore J. and Theola A. Anderson.

Brother(s),. Elych A. Tilford B. Norman A. and Donald H. and Owen Anderson.

Ernest enlisted the service in Iowa with service number # O-767063.

Ernest was KIA on the mission when he was shot near Po Valley, Italy on, 22 April, 1945, he is honored with an Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Ernest is buried/mentioned at Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy.

Walls of the missing.

Thanks to, http://www.82ndfightergroup.org/

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com