Military
Standing left to right : - Alfred M Sanders -Pilot - Louisiana, Daniel M O'Connell - Bombadier - Maryland, Thomas Zobelein - Navigator - New York Fred A Morley - Co-Pilot - Illinois, Kneeling : - James R Sizemore - Turret Gunner - West Virginia, Autley B Smith - Nose Gunner - Mississippi, William Kozulak - Upper Gunner - New York, Louie Lujan - Waist Gunner - California, John H Lawrence - Radio Operator - Alabama, Robert C Swaffield - Tail Gunner - Ohio
I found this dogtag in a park in the city Deventer in the Netherlands
On this map I have indicated exactly where I found the dogtag with the red cross.
2nd Lt Alfred M L Sanders :- Purple heart award card .486BG.
Named his A/C after LSU's mascot Mike the tiger, as he was a former track star at Louisiana State University.
Shot down 28-May-44 in B-24 42-52764 'Mike, Spirit of LSU', Evaded. Hidden by the Belgium people, liberated in September, 1944 by the American Army.
Awards: AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Completed 20 years USAF service.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 486th Bomb Group
Assigned to 832BS, 486BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 28-May-44 in B-24 42-52764 'Mike, Spirit of LSU', Evaded (EVD). Lived with Belgian Underground from May till September 1944.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Group
The 486th Bomb Group flew both B-24s and B-17s, swapping from the former aircraft to the latter in late July 1944 after 49 missions. In total the Group flew 292 missions during the war and remarkably the 834th Bomb Squadron lost no aircraft or...
Squadron
B-24 Liberator
Assigned to 833rd Bomb Squadron, 486th Bomb Group, 8th AF USAAF.
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B-24 Liberator
Delivered to Britain by Alfred M Sanders who named the aircraft after Louisiana State University's mascot, Mike the tiger (Mike I). The aircraft was never used by the USAAF in combat and was later transferred to RAF service.
28 May 1944
Military site : airfield
Situated between the villages of Great Waldingfield and Acton, the airfield was used by the 486th Bomb Group from March 1944 to August 1945. Facilities for administrative offices for the Combat Wing were also made available here and along with barrack...
Crash site
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| Born | 4 March 1918 | |
| Escaped and Evaded 3 times | Belgium | 28 May 44 – 6 September 44 |
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Evaded EVD. Hidden by the Belgian Armie Weiss. Flew out of northern France on last POW evac flight 6-Sep-44 |
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| Lived in | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA | 1940 |
| Enlisted | Harding Field, Baton Rouge, LA | 26 May 1942 |
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Harding Field, Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
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| Shot down / baled out | 06567 Bad Frankenhausen, Germany | 28 May 1944 |
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Shot down 28-May-44 in B-24 42-52764 'Mike, Spirit of LSU. ' |
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| Died | North Oaks, MN | 22 February 2017 |
| Buried | Florida Memorial Gardens Rockledge, Brevard County, FL | 25 February 2017 |
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Florida Memorial Gardens |
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| Excavation of dog tag | Deventer | 2019 |
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Alfred Sander's dog tag was uncovered in Deventer by user DMD-FINDER |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 23 December 2021 20:56:44 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography, awards and events |
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https://catalog.archives.gov/id/143826478 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 28 September 2021 08:01:24 | Emily | Changes to events |
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Information provided by user DMD-FINDER who found Sander's dog tag |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 30 July 2021 19:55:03 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography and events |
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176805292/alfred-m._l.-sanders |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 30 July 2021 19:39:32 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography |
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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 03 February 2021 22:49:25 | Al_Skiff | Changes to nickname, service number, biography, awards and events |
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https://www.fold3.com/record/84829324/world-war-ii-army-enlistment-recor... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 20 July 2017 21:39:23 | Alfred Michael Sanders | Changes to highest rank |
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Dad was a career Air Force officer. He retired May 1962 at Moody AFB , Valdosta Georgia |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 20 July 2017 21:00:42 | Alfred Michael Sanders | Changes to middlename, nickname, biography and events |
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I am Alfred Michael Sanders. I am Alfred M. L. Sanders son. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 29 April 2016 09:38:55 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography |
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http://www.lsuart.net/newpage1.htm |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 28 April 2016 17:56:45 | Al_Skiff | Changes to service number, biography, awards, events, unit associations and place associations |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:03:23 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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MACR 5390 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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