WWII

J. C. Sanders

Rate / Rank
Private

Birthdate
July 27 1923

Date of Death
July 28 1944

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
September 30 1943 - July 28 1944

Conflicts & Campaigns

New Guinea

Significant Duty Stations

Inducted: Fort McPherson, Georgia.
Basic Training at Camp Blanding, Florida
127th Infantry, 25th Division

Decorations & Citations

Purple Heart; Killed in Action, New Guinea on July 29, 1944
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal

Notes

US Army service number 34-828281. Born: Decatur County, Georgia. Attended Bell-Dixon School. Brother of PFC Herman R. Sanders US Army, PFC Earl Sanders US Army and Seaman Otis Sanders US Navy. J.C. was killed the day after his 21st birthday. Burial; Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Climax, Decatur County, Georgia.