William Y Anderson

William Yngve Anderson
Born	1921 Kramfors, Sweden
Allegiance	Sweden United States
Service/branch	U.S. Army Air Forces
Wars	World War II NW Europe

William Yngve Anderson (born 1921 in Kramfors, Sweden) is a Swedish American fighter ace of World War II with 7 official victories in Europe, flying P-51 Mustang fighters in the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF).

Biography

In 1922, Anderson's family emigrated from Sweden to Chicago, in the United States of America. Anderson joined the USAAF in September 1941. After completion of training in 1943, he was stationed at RAF Boxted, near London, England, on "Diver" patrols, defending London from V-1 flying bombs.

Anderson shot down a V-1 on June 17, 1944 and it is possible but not confirmed that he shot down more V-1s. However, his official tally of 7 does not include V-1s, as shooting down pilotless aircraft did not officially count towards his victory tally.^[1]

Official victories:

13 April 1944 one Focke-Wulf Fw 190
28 May 1944 one Messerschmitt Bf 109
21 June 1944 two Messerschmitt Me 410
1 August 1944 one Messerschmitt Bf 109
7 August 1944 two Messerschmitt Bf 109

References

^ Swedes at War by Lars Gyllenhaal and Lennart Westberg (2010) ISBN 978-0-9777563-1-5

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Name	Anderson, William Y
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Date of birth	1921
Place of birth	Kramfors, Sweden
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