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SANDISON, James Taylor - Date of
birth
28 March 1920 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Kinghorn, Fife County, Scotland -
Hometown
Miami, Dade County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-424326 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Stadtilm, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 2 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert Sandison (father)
Margaret H. Sandison (mother)
Margaret L. Sandison (sister)
Jeanette C. Bailey (stepsister)
Gretchen E. (Kitson) Sandison (wife)
More information
Capt James T. Sandison graduated from Miami Senior High School and was employed in the purchasing department at Richards Store.His parents came originally from Scotland, but the family came to Miami, Florida in the late 1920's.
Prior to going overseas, he served as aide-de-camp to Brig Gen T Marchant and taught military science at Rutgers University. He was sent overseas in October, 1944.
Capt Sandison led a group of 10 men over a bent girder of a demolished bridge to capture 110 German prisoners. He also played a role in the historic link-up of the First and Third Armies east of the Rhine.
He was first buried at Plot QQ, Row 3, Grave 56.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, Claudia L. Anderson (niece), www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil 1942-1949 / James Taylor Sandison Family Tree, www.87thinfantrydivision.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Mirjam Joosten-Hof, Claudia L. Anderson