Loren Lee Sanford
Military ROLL OF HONOURTail gunner, Deering crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down by fighters on mission #62 to Brunswick, Germany on 30 Jan 1944 in B-17G #42-31047 'Wolverine'. MACR 2243. The aircraft exploded. Killed in Action (KIA). Originally buried in the Ottbergen Cemetery.
Greenfield, IN
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6938212
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35542814
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15332479
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31083081
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11087429
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Based |
5 November 1943 - 30 January 1944 | ||
Other Killed in Action |
Germany | 30 January 1944 | |
Buried |
Ottbergen, 37671 Höxter, Germany | 31 January 1944 | |
Born |
Greenfield, Indiana |
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Sources
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 2243, 8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia