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SANDERSON, Edward Potter - Date of
birth
20 August 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11092171 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 November 1944 - Place of
death
Between Gressenich and Schevenhütte, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 8 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Bennett Sanderson (father)
Caroline (Potter) Sanderson (mother)
David Sanderson (brother)
Allen B. Sanderson (brother)
More information
Pvt Edward P. Sanderson joined the U.S. Army Reserve in New Haven, Connecticut on 9 August 1943.He is remembered at the Westlawn Cemetery in Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Dion Family Tree / Williams Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Scodion, Ron Velden