Died non Battle
48th Armored Infantry Regiment
Pvt Sanders was the son of Henry Sanders and Katie Harmon. He was admitted at R#3 Harriman Hospital, Roane County, Tennessee on 22 December 1943 and died of a gunshot wound.
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name Edd Sanders
Birth Year 1919
Race White, Citizen White
Nativity State or Country Tennessee
State of Residence Tennessee
County or City Roane
Enlistment Date 1 Mar 1942
Enlistment State Georgia
Enlistment City Fort Oglethorpe
Branch Branch Immaterial – Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code Branch Immaterial – Warrant Officers, USA
Grade Code Private
Term of Enlistment Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component Selectees Enlisted Men
Source Civil Life
Education Grammar school
Marital Status Single, without dependents
Height 72
Weight 159
Burial
Emory Heights Cemetery, Harriman, Roane County, Tennessee, USA
- Rank: Private
- Date of birth: 30 March 1919
- Date of death: 22 December 1943
- County: Roane
- Hometown: Harriman
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 48th Armored Infantry Regiment
- Conflict: World War II
- Burial/Memorial Location: Emory Heights Cemetery, Harriman, Roane County, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XVII, Top Panel
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