Harold Linwood Saunders
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 50295 - T/Sgt Harold L Saunders, 389BG
Assigned to 566BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Wilhite crew. Shot down by fighters near Orleans, France on 7-Jan-44 in B-24 42-41013 'Trouble N' Mind' Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1853
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-405475
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Trouble
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron 566th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Rossville, Georgia, USA | 19 February 1919 | Son of Eugene Franklin and Effie M Saunders. |
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Enlisted |
Fort McPherson, Atlanta, GA | 26 May 1942 | Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia |
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Died |
Orleans, France | 7 January 1944 | Shot down by fighters near Orleans, France on 7-Jan-44 in B-24 42-41013 'Trouble N' Mind' Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1853 |
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Buried |
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial | Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Colleville-sur-Mer, France Plot D Row 20 Grave 34 | |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Hethel | 7 January 1944 | Assigned to 566BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Chickamauga Cemetery Chickamauga, Walker County, GA | Memorialised Chickamauga Cemetery Chickamauga, Walker County, Georgia |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1853 / MACR 1853, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
