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SANDERS, John Jacob "Sandy" - Date of
birth
26 November 1918 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Vanderburgh County, Indiana -
Hometown
Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-662829 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
323rd Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
4 February 1943 - Place of
death
12 miles northwest of the western tip of Terschelling Island, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Thomas H. Sanders (father)
Myrtle E. (Miller) Sanders (mother)
Francis Sanders (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-24544 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Pennsylvania Polka
Destination: Hamm, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 3557/4635
More information
Lt. Sanders attended Corpus Christi Junior College and then the A&M College of Texas (now Texas A&M University) as a member of the Class of 1940 where here graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering.After suffering damage during the bomb run, the airplane was attacked by FW 190's on the return flight shortly after 12.40 hrs., knocking out #3 engine.
The entire crew of ten men was killed and their remains were never recovered. Seven are remembered at the Walls of the Missing of Margraten, three are remembered at the Walls of the Missing at the American Military Cemetery and Memorial of Cambridge.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Texas A&M University Archives-Association of
Former Students Files, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.wwiimemorial.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, http://bookreader.library.tamu.edu - Texas A&M University - 1940 Yearbook