William H Saunders
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 6916
Lt. William H. Saunders
Navigator
Crew #707 - Howard A. Fisher Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
KIA on 20 June 1944 when his a/c, B-24H-20-FO #42-94929, suffered a near direct hit by flak over the French coast. After being hit he managed to make his way to the flight deck and laid down on a bench behind the pilot's seats. He died within minutes.
Navigator
Crew #707 - Howard A. Fisher Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
KIA on 20 June 1944 when his a/c, B-24H-20-FO #42-94929, suffered a near direct hit by flak over the French coast. After being hit he managed to make his way to the flight deck and laid down on a bench behind the pilot's seats. He died within minutes.
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
Killed in Action (KIA)on 20 June 1944 when his a/c, B-24H-20-FO #42-94929, suffered a near direct hit by flak over the French coast. After being hit he managed to make his way to the flight deck and laid down on a bench behind the pilot's seats. He died within minutes.
Flew 27 combat missions
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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: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802098
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: PIlot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 June 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
80140 Oisemont, France | 20 June 1944 | Was severely injured when his aircraft took a near direct hit by flack over the coast of France. He managed to make his way to the flight deck to lay down on a bench. He died within minutes of his injuries. |
Buried |
25 June 1944 | Plot F Row 4 Grave 86 Cambridge American Cemetery Cambridge, England | |
Long Island, New York, USA |
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Sources
Combat Sup / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia