David H Sanford
Military
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UPL 17104
Crew #771
Larry S. Fosburg Crew
Standing Left to Right: William Warren (NG), George Mitchell (R/O), Carl Mikel (FE), Howard Youmans (WG), Charles Gaglione (TG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Robert Collins (CP), Larry Fosberg (P), Sheldon B. Ross (N), David Sanford (NG)
This crew completed 31 combat missions. Fosburg changed his last name to Tromer after the war. 466th Bomb Group collection
Larry S. Fosburg Crew
Standing Left to Right: William Warren (NG), George Mitchell (R/O), Carl Mikel (FE), Howard Youmans (WG), Charles Gaglione (TG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Robert Collins (CP), Larry Fosberg (P), Sheldon B. Ross (N), David Sanford (NG)
This crew completed 31 combat missions. Fosburg changed his last name to Tromer after the war. 466th Bomb Group collection
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-828399
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Judy Sue
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: The Joker
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Troublemaker
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Parrish, Alabama | 5 October 1925 | |
Enlisted |
Fort McPherson, Georgia | 18 February 1944 | 5'7" 170 lbs |
Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
Attlebridge Airfield, UK | 20 November 1944 - 21 April 1945 | Completed 31 combat missions before hostilities ended |
Died |
Bankston, Alabama | 22 February 2016 | |
Buried |
Stough, Alabama | 25 February 2016 | Oak Grove Cemetery Stough, Fayette County, Alabama |
Bessemer, AL, USA |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
"Attlebridge Arsenal" - Brassfield & Wasom, page 95
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2238&h=1100233…
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7545&h=5027073…
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Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom and Brassfield, page 350