Joseph E Sanchez
MilitaryOn September 9, 1943 in B-26C-15-MA #41-34958 'Hazard' [RG;F] while serving as Tail Gunner the aircraft was cut in half by flak in target area of Boulogne, France. 386th BG was part of the 8th BG from July-October 1943. Sanchez and McNeill survived and became Prisoners of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Hazard
- Unit: 386th Bomb Group 552nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 September 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 9 September 1943 - 2 May 1945 | Held at Stalag 17B, Braunau-Gneikendorf (near Krems), Austria. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 2-May-45 |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 4-Jun-2015. Added decoration and POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database; Added SN per MACR 15266; Made connections to Place, AIrcraft and Mission within existing website data; Edited Summary biograpy adding call sign, unit association and crew position.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15266,Combat Chronology Supplement p. 548, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs by Bishop and Hey p. 279.