John C Saunders
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) 3 March 1945 in B-24 #4250692
AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
3 March 1945 | ||
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Born |
Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA | ||
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands, J 15 22 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 3 March 1945 | |
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Enlisted |
Revisions
This fellow was the pilot of the B-24 that crashed on its 24th mission. My father was his co-pilot. I know some information about this mission. I have the original photo of the crew. I do not know which man in the photo is John Saunders. My father never spoke of him or what happened to him that I can recall. I found this strange as it is my recollection he was shot by an agrarian civilian while being transported after capture. If anyone has information on this man, please call Homer at 703-314-4314
ABMC, MACR 12883 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12883 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database