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CPL Niels Anderson

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CPL Niels Anderson

Birth
International Falls, Koochiching County, Minnesota, USA
Death
3 Mar 1945 (aged 19)
Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
International Falls, Koochiching County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 6
Memorial ID
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One of ten airmen killed when B-17F Flying
Fortress #42-30893 exploded and crashed,
six miles southwest of Winnfield, Louisiana,
during a training flight from Alexandria
Army Airfield.

Son of Dorothy Anderson.

The nine other airmen killed were:

2nd Lt. Russell L Cobbs, pilot
2nd Lt. Robert J Keavy
2nd Lt. Omar H Lauridsen
2nd Lt. Bruno J Wieclaw
Sgt. Harold D Bush
Cpl. Jay E Crites
Cpl. Lester J Smejkal
PFC Millard B Beaird, Sr
PFC Bruce C Rue
One of ten airmen killed when B-17F Flying
Fortress #42-30893 exploded and crashed,
six miles southwest of Winnfield, Louisiana,
during a training flight from Alexandria
Army Airfield.

Son of Dorothy Anderson.

The nine other airmen killed were:

2nd Lt. Russell L Cobbs, pilot
2nd Lt. Robert J Keavy
2nd Lt. Omar H Lauridsen
2nd Lt. Bruno J Wieclaw
Sgt. Harold D Bush
Cpl. Jay E Crites
Cpl. Lester J Smejkal
PFC Millard B Beaird, Sr
PFC Bruce C Rue

Inscription

CPL, 329 AAF BASE UNIT WORLD WAR II


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  • Created by: ShaneO
  • Added: Apr 2, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50558496/niels-anderson: accessed ), memorial page for CPL Niels Anderson (6 Sep 1925–3 Mar 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50558496, citing Forest Hill Cemetery, International Falls, Koochiching County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by ShaneO (contributor 47009366).