ROY T. ANDERSON, LTJG, USN
Roy Anderson '47
Lucky Bag
From the 1947 Lucky Bag:
Roy Theodore Anderson
Battle Creek, Michigan
This little guy knows all the answers. He's all work and no play It's "Andy, how do you do this one?" and, "What, little man, studying on Sunday afternoon?" But this live wire of a sandblower has a bathrobe full of athletic awards to his credit and he got them by working. His curly hair, of which he is privately proud, and his grin are "cute" to the girls, but not one has secured a spot in his heart. He's quiet, willing, and disconcertingly accurate. We've not discovered his vices or weaknesses, and only the Academic Board ever got him down. Hey, Duck-butt!
Roy was a member of the cross country, soccer, and track teams.
The Class of 1947 was graduated in June 1946 due to World War II. The entirety of 2nd class (junior) year was removed from the curriculum.
Roy Theodore Anderson
Battle Creek, Michigan
This little guy knows all the answers. He's all work and no play It's "Andy, how do you do this one?" and, "What, little man, studying on Sunday afternoon?" But this live wire of a sandblower has a bathrobe full of athletic awards to his credit and he got them by working. His curly hair, of which he is privately proud, and his grin are "cute" to the girls, but not one has secured a spot in his heart. He's quiet, willing, and disconcertingly accurate. We've not discovered his vices or weaknesses, and only the Academic Board ever got him down. Hey, Duck-butt!
Roy was a member of the cross country, soccer, and track teams.
The Class of 1947 was graduated in June 1946 due to World War II. The entirety of 2nd class (junior) year was removed from the curriculum.
Loss
From VP-931 Mishap page:
In the darkness of early morning, on 18 December 1950, P2V-3W BuNo. 124357 departed NAS Whidbey Island, Washington in response to a submarine alert off the coast of Washington. Shortly thereafter radio contact with the aircraft was lost. Search and rescue was initiated for a period of time without success and, consequently, the aircraft and crew were listed as missing. Approximately nine months later a Canadian aircraft, straying off course, found the wreckage on Mount McCreight near Campbell River, Vancouver Island. There were no survivors.
The crew members were:
- Pilot - LT Lalonde M. Pinne
- Co-Pilot - LT(jg) Roy T. Anderson
- Co-Pilot - Ens James F. Morris
- Navigator - Midshipman George B. Hogaboom
- Plane Captain - ADC Walter W. Whitehead
- 1st Radioman - ALC Milton E. Berquist
- 2nd Radioman - AT2Robert C. Stockton
- Radarman - Frederick J. Sinclair USNR
- 1st Ordnanceman - AO1 Edward G. Lunn
- Crewman - ATAN James F. Christiana
- Photographer - AF3 Verl L. Hancock
Other Information
From researcher Kathy Franz:
Known as Ted in his youth, he played football at Lakeview high school. He graduated in 1941 and was appointed to the Naval Academy by Rep. Paul W. Shafer in May, 1942.
Roy married Betty Jean Hamilton on December 5, 1947, in the Westwood Community church in Los Angeles. They went to live in Bremerton, Washington, where his ship, the USS Columbus, was in dry dock preparatory to joining the Atlantic Fleet. He was a communications officer stationed at Whidbey Island naval air station when he made his last flight.
He was survived by his wife Betty and baby daughter Pamela. Roy’s father owned and operated the Anderson Oil Company for 40 years. His mother Irene was a member of the Battle Creek Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. His brother was Alden.
Roy is buried in Michigan.
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