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Personal info

Full name
SAUNDERS, Stewart Robert
Date of birth
12 March 1900
Age
42
Place of birth
Reuelstoke, British Columbia, Canada
Hometown
Orange County, California

Military service

Service number
6538904
Rank
Master Sergeant
Function
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Unit
422nd Bombardment Squadron,
305th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 December 1942
Place of death
In the vicinity of Lille, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
M 11 11

Immediate family

Members
Samuel L. Saunders (father)
Edith (May) Saunders (mother)
Arthur Saunders (brother)
Lilly (Andre) Saunders (wife)

Plane data

Serial number
41-24553
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Cherry
Destination: Lille, France
Mission: Bombing of the Ateliers D'Hellemmes, locomotive industry

More information

M/Sgt Stewart Saunders was born in Canada but emigrated to the United States on 1 September 1922 from Vancouver, Canada on the vessel Princess Victoria. He first resided at the International Hotel, Spokane, Washington. In 1935 he resided at the Philippine Islands.

The plane was attacked by enemy fighters and shot down by Uffz Schnell of 3/JG26. Nine crew members were killed in action, one was taken prisoner.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - MacDonald Family Tree / Naturalization Record / Utah, Select Marriage Index, 1887-1985

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Spokesman Review Newspaper, Washington 12 January 1943