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SANDIFER, Woodrow Wilson - Date of
birth
2 January 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Folsom, St. Tammany County, Louisiana -
Hometown
Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14046175 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
423rd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near St. Vith, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 11 | 43 |
Immediate family
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Members
Lucius Sandifer (father)
Virgil Sandifer (brother)
Floyd Sandifer (brother)
Thelma Sandifer (sister)
Travis Sandifer (brother)
Roxy Sandifer (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Woodrow W. Sandifer joined the Regular Army in Montgomery, Alabama on 13 February 1941.He worked on a farm before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Foy, Belgium Block C, Row 3, Grave 70.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, http://106thinfdivassn.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet