William A Sanderson

Military

Crashed near Schaffen on 9/13/44 in B-17 'Silver Wings' #42-97848, Returned (RTD).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-97848

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Silver Wings
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron 327th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Syracuse, New York, USA

Other

Returned (RTD)

Germany 13 September 1944

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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https://catalog.archives.gov/id/91088915

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Change the location of the crash site from Liege to Schaffen.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10286 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database