Wilmer Sanders

Military

Shot down at Madgeburg on 9/11/44 in B-24 #42-95258, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A B-24 Liberator (YM-H, serial number 42-95258) of the 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group.

42-95258

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: What a Sack
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron

Missions

541

  • Date: 11 August 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Portage County, WI, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Waupaca, WI 54981, USA 11 September 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Contributorsalvarsan
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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=72820647

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8838 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database