Soldier Edward Sanders
MilitaryShot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 42-37806 'Stark's Ark', Prisoner of War. Escaped while on a transfer from camp to another and Evaded until he ran into Patton's Tanks and they took him to Paris. 2 weeks later the war ended. Sergeant. Sanders was a full blooded Cherokee Indian.
Awards: POW, Air Medal, EAME Ribbon w 1 bronze star and Air Medal w/ 1 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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stark’s ark
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Stillwell, Oklahoma | 20 September 1918 | |
Other Prisoner of war |
28 May 1944 |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5256