Anderson Roy Cecil

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Roy Cecil Anderson is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

B-17 42-37958 'Old Faithful' Plaque

Name:

Roy Cecil Anderson

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

39410287

Unit:

401st Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomb Group

Date of Death:

1944-06-25

State:

California

Cemetery:

Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Roy Cecil Anderson was born on August 26, 1913, in Centralia, Washington. He served in the 401st Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, as a Staff Sergeant and Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner of the B-17 42-37958 'Old Faithful' during World War II. On June 25, 1944, their B-17G 42-37958 "Old Faithful" was badly damaged by flak over Toulouse, France. They had successfully flown 800 miles over enemy territory and attempted to land at Snag Farm in Wincanton, England when "Old Faithful" shed a wing. All nine aboard were killed.

SSgt Anderson is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov, www.honorstates.org, www.americanairmuseum.com