Sgt Anderson

Left to right: Sue Hammett, Pat Gunn, Margaret DePalma, 509th Bomb Wing historian, Capts. John Avery and Jared Kennish, both 13th Bomb Squadron, 13th BS Heritage Room May 8. Mrs. Gunn, an amateur historian from Cincinnati, Ohio became interested in Sergeant Anderson’s WW II history because she had lived at Camp Chinen, from 1956-60 and attended Awasi and Naha elementary Schools in Okinawa, Japan, eleven years after the end of WW II. The artifacts included Sergeant Anderson's WW II mess kit, a copy of the “Grim Reapers” yearbook; several issues of the WW II issued Yank Down Under news magazines, a Grim Reapers painting postcard, Anderson's original military records, photos, WW II era coins and an Air Force scrapbook with WW II photos of the 13th BS pilots and crew who served throughout the Pacific Theater. The 13th Bomb Squadron activated as13th Aero Squadron at Camp Kelly, Texas, June 14, 1917. (Photo courtesy of Sue Hammett)