{"id":8336,"date":"2018-06-17T06:00:22","date_gmt":"2018-06-17T04:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/?post_type=b17database&#038;p=8336"},"modified":"2019-12-29T21:29:20","modified_gmt":"2019-12-29T20:29:20","slug":"42-97683","status":"publish","type":"b17database","link":"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/en\/b17\/42-97683\/","title":{"rendered":"42-97683"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_17807\" class=\"b17img-caption wp-caption mx-auto aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 378px; width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17807 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sandy-Sanchez.jpg\" alt=\"T\/Sgt. Sandy Sanchez\" width=\"378\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sandy-Sanchez.jpg 378w, https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sandy-Sanchez-227x300.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><div class=\"wp-caption-wrapper\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text text-center\"><small>T\/Sgt. Sandy Sanchez, KIA 15 March 1945. He flew 66 combat missions. 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