James Milton Sanders

Military

media-18567.jpeg UPL 18567 In the Pilots' Dispersal Hut at Rochford airfield, personnel of No 121 (Eagle) Squadron play Poker as they await the order to 'scramble'. Left to right they are: Pilot Officer Beatie (standing, from Georgia), Pilot Officer Heppel (New Jersey), Pilot Officer Kearney (New Mexico), Flight Sergeant Blanding (South Carolina), Flight Sergeant Carpenter (standing, from Pennsylvania), Flight Officer Hasey (Oklahoma), Flight Sergeant Sanders (Tennessee) and Flight Sergeant Fred Vance (Virginia). In the rear right-hand corner of the photograph, the telephonist can be seen, along with several other personnel awaiting the call to action.
IWM Photo D 9514

IWM Photo.

Object Number - UPL 18567 - In the Pilots' Dispersal Hut at Rochford airfield, personnel of No 121 (Eagle) Squadron play Poker as they await the order to 'scramble'. Left to...

Joined RAFVR, service pilot training in US, shipped overseas to ETO, operational training at OTU, assigned to 121S, transferred to 335th FS, 4th FG, 8AF USAAF, promoted to 1st Lieutenant, transferred to 6th Fighter Wing to serve as an instructor.

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Units served with

335th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

6th Fighter Wing

Unit Hierarchy: Wing
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

No 121 'Eagle' Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Type Category: Fighter

Aircraft

X4342

Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Unit: No 121 'Eagle' Squadron

Places

Atcham

Site type: Airfield

Pilot Officer Kenneth Le Roy Holder stands on the shoulders of Pilot Officer Donald William McLeod to reach out for an American flag flying from a flag pole. A group of American airmen look on. They wear the insignia of the RAF Eagle Squadrons, the forerunners of the squadrons of the 4th Fighter Group. Passed for publication on 27 November 1941. Printed caption on reverse: 'Pilot Officer Kenneth Le Roy Holder from Buena Park, California, stands on the shoulders of Pilot Officer Donald William McLeod from

Biggin Hill

Site type: Airfield

Debden

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Nashville, TN, USA	29 June 1910	Born 29 June 1910 Nashville, TN
Other Transferred	Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK	17 October 1942 - 13 May 1943	Transferred to 335th FS, 4th FG, 8AF USAAF.
Other Transferred		13 May 1943	Transferred to 6th Fighter Wing to serve as an instructor.
Other Promoted	Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK	18 December 1943	Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.
	Nashville, TN, USA
Other Joined RAFVR	Canada		Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Other Service pilot training	Tulsa, OK, USA		Service pilot training in US.
Other Shipped overseas	Merseyside, UK		Shipped overseas to ETO.
Other Operational training	Great Britain, United Kingdom		Operational training at OTU. Conversion to Hurricane and Spitfires.
Other Assigned	Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK	17 October 1942	Assigned to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF.