John Anton Sanda
Military
Object Number - UPL 38405 - "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Fatso" at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 February 1944." Rear...
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 31 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33368799
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13081881 / O-809547
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38225387
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12209921
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The widow maker
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sons of Satan
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stump Jumper
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 524th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Whirlaway
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Baltimore, MD | 22 October 1916 | Son of John Francis and Bessie [Pasek] Sanda. |
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Enlisted |
Baltimore, MD | 3 February 1941 | Baltimore, MD |
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Died |
San Antonio, TX | 16 April 2009 | |
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Buried |
Bohemian Cemetery, Batlimore, MD | 20 April 2009 | Bohemian Cemetery Baltimore, MD |
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Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, 1942-45; p. 157. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia