Lt. John R. Anderson, 85th Fighter Squadron, USAAF

Lt. John R. Anderson, from Jamestown, NY, was one of the original pilots of the 79th Fighter Group's 85th Squadron, the "Flying Skulls," and went overseas with the group to North Africa in October, 1942, during World War II.

On 21 April 1943, on his 55th mission and likely flying his P-40F Warhawk named Oh, Honey, he was shot down by a Bf-109 during a mission to bomb shipping in the Gulf of Tunis. Although seen by fellow pilots to bail out over the water, he was never seen nor heard from again. He was 22 years old.