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Last Rank
Lieutenant
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Last Primary NEC
00X-Unknown NOC/Designator
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Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer
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Primary Unit
1949-1952, VP-47 Golden Swordsmen
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Service Years
1940 - 1952
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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth
1923 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
Felix Cervantes, III (Admiral Ese), BM2
to remember
Anderson, Dale William, LT.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Corpus Christi, TX |
Last Address
Corpus Christi, Texas
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Casualty Date
Dec 26, 1952 |
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Cause
Non Hostile- Body Not Recovered |
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Sea |
Location
Pacific Ocean |
Conflict
Korean War |
Location of Interment
Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Court 8 (Cenotaph) |
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Last Known Activity
Lieutenant Anderson was a crew member of a PBM-5S Catalina patrol bomber with Patrol Squadron 47. On December 26, 1952, while conducting an anti-submarine patrol over Korean waters, one of his aircraft engines malfunctioned and the aircraft crashed, killing 10 of the 14 seamen on board. His remains were not recovered.
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Comments/Citation
Not Specified
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