Nathan Leon Sanderson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. 4 x combat missions (Aachen, Hamm, Hamm, Merseburg). Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg in B-17 43-38211; hit by flak after bombs away, crashed Flur Oberkotzau, Germany. 30-Nov-44 A/C Power went out when hit by flak, trapped in ball turret. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10831



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-771648
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Gail Lynn
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 30 November 1944
  • Date: 29 November 1944
  • Date: 26 November 1944
  • Date: 16 November 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fresno, California, USA 27 November 1922 Son of Nathan C and Ruth Obeal [Elbert] Sanderson.

Enlisted

Fresno CA 30 October 1943

Died

Flur Oberkotzau, Germany 30 November 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg in B-17 43-38211; hit by flak after bombs away, crashed Flur Oberkotzau, Germany. 30-Nov-44 KIA. MACR 10831

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Thorpe Abbotts 30 November 1944 Assigned 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Belmont Memorial Park, Fresno, CA Re-Interred Belmont Memorial Park, Fresno, CA.