Lloyd Chester Sanford
Military
Object Number - UPL 54313 - T/Sgt Lloyd C Sanford
Assigned to 563BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed near Kraslice on 5-Mar-45 due to mechanical failure in B-17 42-97542 'City of Savannah' Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 12926
Awards: AM (OLC), PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle stars).
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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: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: City of Savannah
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Springfield, TN | 19 January 1919 | Son of Loyed and Bertha [Morris] Hightower. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 5 March 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). |
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Died |
Avon, IN | 15 September 2015 | |
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Buried |
Floral Park Cemetery Indianapolis, Marion County, IN | 18 May 5015 | Floral Park Cemetery Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana |
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Based |
Knettishall | 5 March 1945 | Assigned to 563BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12926 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
