Irving “Chip” Saunders Jr., 90, died Sept. 16, 2011, at the VNA Hospice House in Vero Beach.
He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and lived in Vero Beach for more than 20 years, coming from northern Ohio.
He served in the Army Air Forces, during World War II as a member of Chennault’s Flying Tigers.
As a Flying Tiger, he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross.
He was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 7 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2926 and belonged to the Military Officers Association of America, the CBI 14th Air Force Association and Elks Lodge.
Survivors include his sons, Jeffery Saunders, of Orlando and James Saunders, of Erie, Pa.; sister, Bubs Baird, of Vero Beach; and five grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Sept. 24 at the Asbury Methodist Church in Vero Beach.
Arrangements are by Cox-Gifford Seawinds Funeral Home and Crematory in Vero Beach.
A guestbook is available at www.seawindsfh.com.
