John J Sanders
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 4 February 1943 in B-17F #41-24544 'Pennsylvania Polka' while serving as Co-Pilot, Killed in Action (KIA).
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13028912 / O-789365
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pennsylvania Polka
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 4 February 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Texas | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
North Sea | 4 February 1943 | Killed when aircraft was shot down by German fighters and crashed into the North Sea. |
Other Commemorated |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Madingley Road, Coton, Cambridgeshire CB23 7PH, UK | Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Lee Cunningham 27-Jan-2015. Added decorations and Commemoration event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; added KIA event per MACR 3557 & 4635; made connections to PLace and Mission within existing website data. Added crew position to Biography.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3557 / MACR 3557& 4635, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p. 72, ABMC web site / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database