Edward W Sunder Jr
Military
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Object Number - UPL 19167
Edward William Sunder Jr. (February 24, 1919 - January 30, 2011) was born and raised in Webster Groves, Missouri. He graduated from Webster High School and went on to spend one year at Washington University before being drafted into the United States Army in 1941. Ed spent his first 2 years in the infantry, where he trained men for overseas duty. He then was accepted into the Army Air Corps where he served his country in active combat duty as a B-24 bomber pilot. Stationed in England, Ed flew over 30 missions for the 8th Air Force, 854th squadron. His final mission was that of 24th March 1945 when they flew in at tree top level to drop supplies to the paratroops who had gone in earlier. Two of his wing men were shot down as they went over the target at 300 ft.
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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: 491st Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 11069373
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 18037078
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2056577
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-823879
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: North Pick
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
24 February 1919 | ||
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Other Service Entry |
17 June 1941 | ||
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Other Arrival - ETO |
16 July 1944 | ||
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Other Departure - ETO |
20 April 1945 | ||
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Other Discharged |
14 August 1945 | ||
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Died |
30 January 2011 |
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North Atlantic Wing - Air Transport Command 07/03/1944 operations order No. 81
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000
