William Dwayne Desanders
Military
Object Number - UPL 55404 - 'Lucky' Luckadoo shakes hands with William DeSanders on completion of 25 mission tour, 100BG. A/C 42-37807 'Alice from Dallas II '
Had flown on 42-3433 "Alice from Dallas", named after his wife. Flew many missions in the 100th Bomb Group and was either ill or on leave on 25 July 1943 and was replaced by Captain Richard Carey for the fateful mission where 42-5862 was lost, with members of DeSanders' regular crew. Captain DeSanders completed his tour with the 13 February 1944 mission to Sottevast.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
17 August 1920 | in Ohio | |
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Enlisted |
15 January 1942 | in Dallas, Texas, as a Private in the Air Corps | |
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Died |
11 September 1983 |
Revisions
Added an Association to “Thorpe Abbotts”, the home base of the 100th BG.
Correspondence with Janet, daughter of pilot DeSanders and research on her Father
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.mcadams.org/fpdb/sqds_name2.asp