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re3 Without regard for his cwn ne saftey, Lt. Fanders flew his own av’ I liaison plane over unfamiliar territory and, although subjection to enemy fire, was successful in dropping badly needed medical supplies to an isolated infantry battalion. Immediately after dropping the supplies, his and another plane collided, killing all occupants, rch | awar£j js to ,be made byan officer from the 7th service command. ,Lt. Fanders is the son of Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Fanders of er- Diller. IWAN'Real Estatlaic n.uukuunranubKaDILLER—The family of the stlate Lt. Gordon E. Fanders has atbeen notified that the Air Med- jg and Oakleaf Cluster, represent-1 * ing an additional award of the same decoration, have been posthumously awarded to Lt. Fanders, field artillery, says ^ The Record.■The citation is as follows: ? “For meritorious achievement ues as a liaison pilot in connection G up with military operations against Ci za- the enemy, and for participat- V lip- ing in aerial flight on August Elt; 9, 1944, in the vicinity of . |G lits ! Lineriro-
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The Fairbury News and The Fairbury Gazette
Fairbury, Nebraska, US
Thu, Mar 01, 1945
Page 7
Full Page
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Minnesota G.
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