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SANDERS, Ray H - Date of
birth
7 April 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Oklahoma -
Hometown
Redlands, San Bernardino County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
19038277 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Dutch-Belgium border in the vicinity of Wernhoutsburg, The Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 8 | 44 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ruphus Sanders (father)
Jessie K. Sanders (mother)
Eda Sanders (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Ray H. Sanders joined the Regular Army at March Field, California on 5 October 1940.After training and serving troughout the U.S. and Alaska, he arrived in Europe on 7 September 1944. At that time he had already become a staff sergeant.
The order to advance in the general direction of Zundert, the Netherlands, was given at 0600 hrs. At 1100 hrs when patrols were going past the first advancing line, Company K ran into sniper and mortar fire. S/Sgt Sanders was one of the first casualties of his company and one of the 3 first casualties of the battalion. He died of a head shot wound.
He is remembered at the Hillside Memorial in ParkRedlands, San Bernardino County, California.
Source of information: Leon Sanders, Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, Individual Deceased Personnel File, After Action Report, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: Leon Sanders, www.findagrave.com - Ron Running