Name:
Walton G. Sanders
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
15075962
Unit:
116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-07
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Plot:
A
Row:
14
Grave:
7
Decoration:
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
Walton G. Sanders was born on April 4, 1918, in Hemlock, Perry County, Ohio. He served in the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 7, 1944, during the liberation of Vire, France. PFC Sanders is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.