Soldier Edward Sanders

Military
media-45064.jpeg UPL 45064 Identification Card, Soldier Sanders

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Object Number - UPL 45064 - Identification Card, Soldier Sanders

Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 42-37806 'Stark's Ark', Prisoner of War. Escaped while on a transfer from camp to another and Evaded until he ran into Patton's Tanks and they took him to Paris. 2 weeks later the war ended. Sergeant. Sanders was a full blooded Cherokee Indian.



Awards: POW, Air Medal, EAME Ribbon w 1 bronze star and Air Medal w/ 1 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-37806

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Stark’s ark
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

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Born

Stillwell, Oklahoma 20 September 1918

Other

Prisoner of war

28 May 1944

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
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UPL 45064

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5256

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Object number: UPL 45064 - Identification Card, Soldier Sanders