James T Sanford

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media-50500.jpeg UPL 50500 M/Sgt James T Sanford, 744BS, 456BG

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Object Number - UPL 50500 - M/Sgt James T Sanford, 744BS, 456BG

Enlisted in Jan-40. After completing his training, flew 70 missions in the Asia/Pacific theatre on B-17's. Rotated to USA as a gunnery instructor. After furlough, volunteered to serve in ETO, where he flew anther 33 combat missions, now in B-24's.



Failed to Return (FTR) Shell Oil Refinery, Budapest with Ed Jones crew 2-Jul-44; attacked and mauled by Fw190‘s. Pilot signalled to abandon the crippled plane, A/C exploded. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 6439



Awards: DSC, SS, DFC, AM (10OLC), PH, AP, EAME.

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Units served with

Nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-94866) nicknamed "Red Hot Riding Hood" of the 490th Bomb Group at Eye. This aircraft was transferred to the 15th Air Force in December 1944, where it served with the 456th Bomb Group.

456th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-51077

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Emperor Jones
  • Unit: 456th Bomb Group 744th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

10 January 1940

Died

Vicinity Budapest, Hungary 2 July 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Shell Oil Refinery, Budapest with Ed Jones crew 2-Jul-44; attacked and mauled by Fw190‘s. A/C exploded. KIA MACR 6439

Born

East Quogue, NY Son of Kent O. J. and Elsie L Sanford.

Buried

Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Plot K Row 37 Grave 13

Buried

Oakwood Cemetery East Quogue, Suffolk County, NY Memorialised Oakwood Cemetery East Quogue, Suffolk County, New York

Other

Training

Gunnery training.

Other

AP Theatre

Flew as B-17 gunner in AP Theatre. 70 x combat missions.

Other

Instructor

Gunnery instructor in USA.

Based

Stornara 2 July 1944 Assigned to 744BS, 456BG, 15AF USAAF.

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Object number: UPL 50500 - M/Sgt James T Sanford, 744BS, 456BG