Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Alfred M. L. Sanders Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945; Cold War
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps; Air Force
- Service Unit/Ship: 832nd Bomb Squadron, 486th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force; Air Force Reserve
- Location of Service: Fort Worth, Texas; Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii; Orlando, Florida; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Denver, Colorado; Moody Air Force Base, Georgia; Germany; Blytheville, Arkansas; Smyrna, Tennessee; Salt Lake City, Utah; Tucson, Arizona; Harrington, Kansas; England
- Highest Rank: Major
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/97715
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About this Item
Title
- Alfred M. L. Sanders Collection
Names
- Augusta Historical Society
- Sanders, Alfred M. L.
- Gehle, Frederick P.
Home State
- Minnesota
Headings
- - Sanders, Alfred M. L.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
- - Prisoner of War -- United States
- - Cold War -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Air Force.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Service Unit/Ship: 832nd Bomb Squadron, 486th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force
- Location of Service: Blytheville, Arkansas; Smyrna, Tennessee; Salt Lake City, Utah; Tucson, Arizona; Harrington, Kansas; England
- Dates of Service: 1942
- Prisoner of War: Yes
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran was shot down over Germany and parachuted into Belgium. He was captured twice and escaped.
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Cold War
- Branch of Service: Air Force
- Service Unit/Ship: Air Force Reserve
- Location of Service: Fort Worth, Texas; Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii; Orlando, Florida; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Denver, Colorado; Moody Air Force Base, Georgia; Germany
- Highest Rank: Major
- Dates of Service: 1962
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2014-01-17; 2014)
- Manuscript: Clippings [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 2014)
- Manuscript: Biography [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1984)
- Manuscript: Military Papers [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1944-06-09)
- Manuscript: Unit histories [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1942-1962)
- Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [15 items] -- Photographs (collected 1942-1962)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/97715
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Physical Form
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Blytheville, Arkansas
- Denver, Colorado
- England
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Germany
- Harrington, Kansas
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Moody Air Force Base, Georgia
- Orlando, Florida
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Smyrna, Tennessee
- Tucson, Arizona
- Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii