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SANDERSEN, Carl Rudolph - Date of
birth
April, 1917 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Colorado -
Hometown
Berthoud, Larimer County, Colorado
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-689275 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
333rd Bombardment Squadron,
94th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 June 1944 - Place of
death
Near Leibenwalde, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 25 | 32 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Olof N. Sandersen (father)
Anna Sandersen (mother)
Edward Sandersen (brother)
Hugo Sandersen (brother)
Olof Sandersen (brother)
Clifford Sandersen ( brother)
Melvin Sandersen (brother)
Mary B. Sandersen (sister
Georgia M. Sandersen (sister)
Eva V.(Walters) Sandersen (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97614 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Nick’s Place
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city
MACR: 5914
More information
2nd Lt Carl R. Sandersen enlisted in Denver, Colorado on 11 May 1942.The airplane was shot down by flak.
He is remembered at the Greenlawn Cemetery in Berthoud, Larimer County, Colorado.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR, http://www.8thafhs.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Heidi Short, www.wwiimemorial.com - Carolyn Sandersen (daughter), www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks, 1880-2012, Berthoud High School, Colorado 1935