Cook County IL Archives Military Records.....Sanders, Robert Louis May 27, 1947
WWII 706th Bomb Squad, 446th Bomb Group
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Honorable Discharge
From:
"The President of the United States of America"

1st Lieutenant Robert Louis Sanders.

The Army of the United States.

"Such appointed to date from the 25th day of December 1944.  Done at the city of
Washington this 27th day of May, in the year of our Lord 1947 and of the
Independence of the United States of America" the one hundred and forty-seven and of
the Independence of the United States of America the one hundren and seventy-first.

By the President:
(signature)cannot deciper the signature)
Major General
The Adjutant General
 
2nd Bombardment Division:
2nd Lt. to 1st Lt.

"By command of Lieutenant General Doolittle.

Dated:  December 25, 1944.


Additional Comments:
He was featured in Ripley's Believe it of Not newspaper clipping.  He served with
the actor Jimmy Stewart.  

www.calahanstrapeze.com
Featured in the Harrington museum in England.

He was with "Hueneken's Crew" and a also with the "Carpetbaggers".  

Military Record and Report of Separation:
Army serial number:  0-697738
AUS Grade:  1st Lt.
Air Corps
Date of release from active duty:  January 21, 1947.

Separation Point:
Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Indiana

Permanent Address:
5026 Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL.

Date of Birth:  February 20, 1923.
Place of Birth:  Chicago, IL.

MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL HISTORY:
Bombardier (1035)
Recruiting Officer (2310-7)

Battles and Campaigns:
Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Air Offensive Europe, Rhineland.

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS:
Air medal 2/5 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart, ETOUSA Ribbon 2/5 battle stars.

Bombardier School:  Childress, Texas.
Recruiting School:  For Oglethorpe, Georgia.



Separation Point: Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.
Date of Entry on Active Duty:  
January 4, 1943


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