Name:
Newell "Dandy" Anderson
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-2044931
Unit:
338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-04-09
State:
Utah
Cemetery:
Annabella Cemetery, Annabella, Utah
Plot:
20_4_N.d
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:
Newell “Dandy” Anderson was born on March 16, 1921, in Glenwood, Utah. He was the son of Parley Anderson and Hattie Rozella Tuttle Anderson.
Newell served in the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group, as a First Lieutenant and a Fighter Pilot. He was Killed in Action on April 9, 1944, aboard the P-38 #42-68085. He was taking off on a combat mission when one engine failed, and he crashed with belly fuel tanks near Gypsy Corner Farm, just North East of Nuthampstead airfield.
1Lt Anderson is now buried in the Annabella Cemetery, Annabella, Sevier County, Utah, USA.
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