2LT Leighton Othello Anderson (1923-1943)

2LT Leighton Othello Anderson Veteran

Birth

12 Jul 1923

Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA

Death

14 Oct 1943 (aged 20)

Lake Minnewaska, Ulster County, New York, USA

Burial

Mont Meta Memorial Park

San Benito, Cameron County, Texas, USA Add to Map

Plot

Section H, Lot 231, Space 3

Memorial ID

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Enlistment Service No. 18048168
Officer Service No. O-802966

Second Lieutenant Anderson was killed piloting U.S. Army Air Corps AT-10-BH #41-27114 in a
crash, at Lake Minnewaska, New York. Date of burial Oct. 21, 1943.

2nd Lt. Charles Oliver Beck also perished.

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LT. Leighton O. Anderson
July 12, 1923 -- Oct 14, 1943
Part of the Glory of America

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Texas; ___ ASN O-802966

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Frances Louise Cook Anderson Bechdel

1922–2006

Siblings

Shirley Nell Anderson Hackett

1926–2018

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Leonard Otto Anderson

Winnojean Walters Anderson

Frances Louise Cook Anderson Bechdel

Shirley Nell Anderson Hackett

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Leonard Otto Anderson

Winnojean Walters Anderson

Frances Louise Cook Anderson Bechdel

Shirley Nell Anderson Hackett

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