Ralph W Saunders

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-26527.jpeg UPL 26527 A mock briefing of 4th Fighter Group pilots at Debden. Pilots include (order unknown): Lt. Ralph Hofer, Capt. William Smith, Lt. Warren Johnson, Lt. Ralph Saunders, Lt. Howard Moulton, Lt. Donald Patchen, Capt. Reuben Simon, Lt. Donald Emerson, Lt. Leonard Pierce, Lt. Robert Church, Capt. Alfred Markel, Lt. David Howe, Capt. Bud Care, Lt. Richard Reed, Lt. Robert Kenyon, Capt. David Van Epps, Lt. Robert Carr, Lt. William Rowles, Lt. Allen Bunte, Maj. James Goodson, Lt. Lloyd Henry, Lt. Shelton Monroe, Capt. Robert Hobert, Capt. Mike Sobanski, Capt. Nicholas Megura, Capt. Duane Beeson, Capt. Don Gentile, and Lt. Col. Jim Clark, Jr. (map in hand).
Note that this particular images cuts off a little of boths sides so a few pilots mentioned are not actully in the picture.

Added that the order of pilots was unknown

Object Number - UPL 26527 - A mock briefing of 4th Fighter Group pilots at Debden. Pilots include (order unknown): Lt. Ralph Hofer, Capt. William Smith, Lt. Warren Johnson, Lt....

Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Last seen during the fighter sweep to Schweinfurt in P-51B 43-6325, Lt Saunders Killed in Action (KIA), A/C crashed near Schweinfurt. MACR 4143.

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Units served with

Aircraft

43-6325

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Illinois, USA 21 December 1916

Other

Assigned

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 10 March 1944 - 13 April 1944 Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

Kochersteinsfeld, 74239 Hardthausen am Kocher, Germany 13 April 1944 Last seen during the fighter sweep to Schweinfurt in P-51B 43-6325, Lt Saunders Killed in Action (KIA), A/C crashed near Schweinfurt. MACR 4143.
Pekin, Illinois, USA

Buried

Tazewell County, IL, USA Veterans Cemetery Pekin Tazewell County Illinois, USA.

Revisions

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Sources

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmacr.asp?MACR=4143&Submit=Go
https://www.fold3.com/image/28647426
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=SAUNDERS&GSfn=Ral…;

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4143 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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