Onie Sanford was born 20 April 1898 in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, son of Jacob Cansler Sanford and Mary Lou Leonard. Corporal Onie Sanford, was killed in action on the western front of France near Bony, Aisne on October 8, 1918.

He is buried at Campbell Cemetery, Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee.

  • Rank: Corporal
  • Date of birth:
  • 20 April 1898
  • Date of death: 8 October 1918
  • County: Claiborne
  • Hometown: Tazewell
  • Service Branch: Army
  • Division/Assignment: Company H, 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division
  • Theater: Europe
  • Conflict: World War I
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Campbell Cemetery, Tazewell, Claiborne County, TN
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar II, Middle Panel
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