Robert Brunner Sander
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Associated person
Object Number - UPL 38656 - Robert B Sander
Assigned to 369FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by flak on 8-Jun-44 in P-51 42-106906 near St. Aness, Killed in Action (KIA), MACR 5599.
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
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Units served with
![Three P-51 Mustangs of the 369th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group fly together in formation. The aircraft foreground to background are: (IV-P, serial number 44-14543) nicknamed "Precious Pat", piloted by Lieutenant Ralston; (IV-Z, serial number 44-15007) piloted by Lieutenant Klem; and (IV-D, serial number 44-15394). First handwritten caption on reverse: 'November 15 1944- 369th FS Lts. Ralston (P), Klem (Z), [illegible] (D).' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '15/11/44 369th Fighter Squadron, 3](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377226.jpg.webp?itok=RQw6Mu-P)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 369th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
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Enlisted |
17 July 1942 | Boston, Massachusetts | |
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Other Destroyed [0.5] |
21 May 1944 | Shared destroyed Germany 21-May-44. | |
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Died |
8 June 1944 | Shot down by flak on 8-Jun-44 in P-51 42-106906 near St Aness Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 5599. | |
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8 June 1944 | Assigned to 369FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_359.php
359th Fighter Group, 1943-1945 By Thomas H. Raines
http://www.database-memoire.eu/prive/en-us/normandy-all-soldiers/65-col…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56649586/robert-b-sander
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5599 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
