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Clyde Saunders

First Name: 
Clyde
Middle Name: 
W.
Last Name: 
Saunders
Date of Birth: 
About 1914
Birthplace: 
Ruffin, NC

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action. Memorial marker at Sicily-Rome, Italy

Age at Death: 29

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 11-3-1943

Personal Details

Education Details: 
NC State College graduate
Biographical Notes: 
Family Details: 

Alice Fite Saunders: 1954 Plaza Court, Charlotte, NC

Mr. & Mrs. T. Saunders - Ruffin, NC

1 brother, 6 sisters

Military Details

Military Branch: 
Army Air Corps Enlisted: Fall 1941
Military Rank: 
First Lieutenant
Military Unit: 
12th Sq. 60th Troop Carrier Group Pilot
KIA Date: 
7/14/1943
MIA Date: 
NA
KIA / MIA Place: 
Sicily
Military Details: 
Moody Field, GA, North Africa, Sicily, Italy
Awards: 
Air Medal, Purple Heart, Wings - Moody Field, GA - 5/1/1942
Source: 

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