Joseph M Sanford

Military

Flew on B-17 'Nine Yanks and a Rebel'. . Flew 26 missions



DFC w/2 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A bomber crew of the 379th Bomb Group with their battle damaged B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30720) nicknamed "Nine Yanks and a Rebel!" Printed caption on reverse '71679 AC- Crew members of the 379th Bomb Group leave the Boeing B-17 "Nine Yanks and a Rebel" at an 8th Air Force base in England. 6 February 1944. US Air Force Photo.'

42-30720

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nine Yanks and a Rebel
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 379th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron 526th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

25 September 1920

Died

14 November 1999

Buried

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / wife and daughter