Palo Alto County

S/Sgt. Richard K. Anderegg

 

 

ANDEREGG BOY REPORTED MISSING OVER GERMANY

West Bend:  Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Anderegg received word Saturday from the War Department that their son, Staff Sergeant Richard K. Anderegg, has been missing in action since Feb. 4, in the raid over Germany. He was a ball turret gunner on a Flying Fortress.

Source: Algona Upper Des Moines, February 22, 1944

WWII Veterans Interred Overseas

Name: Richard K. Anderegg
Inducted from: Iowa
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Combat Organization: 418th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber
Death Date: 4 Feb 1944
Monument: Ardennes, France
Last Known Status: Buried
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal; Air Medal; Additional Army awards.

Source: ancestry.com