Richard M. Sandberg

The Man Behind the Name

§ Biography

Sgt. Richard M. Sandberg served as starboard waist gunner aboard B-24M 44-50697, 328th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. Next of kin: Mrs. Mildred M. Sandberg (mother), 405 14th Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois.

Reported Missing in Action following the loss of his aircraft over the Dutch coast on 5 April 1945.

Service record.

§ As Catalogued

Position

Waist Gunner

Serial Number

36774915

Hometown

405 14th Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois, IL

Missions flown.

2 catalogued · 05 Apr 1945 — 25 Mar 1945

The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.

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