Database 83rd Infantry Division

William A Sanders Jr (6227408)

Name Sanders, William A Jr
Rank Technical Sergeant
Army Serial # 6227408
State Oklahoma
Date of death 1944-12-05
Plot, Row, Grave A, 12, 45
Cemetery Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium , Google Maps
Role MOS 651 Platoon Sergeant
Unit 2nd Platoon, F Company, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Purple Heart with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Additional information
Technical Sergeant Sanders was a member of F Company. The morning report for July 10, 1944 on page 17 lists him lightly wounded in action and transferred to the 67th Evacuation Hospital. The morning report for December 8, 1944 on page 10 lists him as killed in action on December 5, 1944.

Jonathan Bernstein provided a 2nd Platoon, F Company photo with T/Sgt Sanders in it. It was taken in Stadtbredimus, Luxembourg in September 1944. The following day an artillery round hit that exact table. The pages and picture can be seen below.
Morning reports
1944-07-10 TSGT Lightly wounded in action and transferred to 67th Evacuation Hospital on July 10, 1944 F / 330 view page
1944-09-07 TSGT Assigned and joined from 67th Evacuation Hospital as of September 3, 1944 651 F / 330 view page
1944-12-08 TSGT Killed in action on December 5, 1944 651 F / 330 view page
General Orders
GO # Rank Award Page
330 / 1944 / #15 TSGT

Combat Infantry Badge awarded for exemplary conduct in action against the enemy.

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Various documents
Description Page
Listed in 330th Infantry Regiment Casualties and Awards as killed in action as a Technical Sergeant in 330. 3
Listed in 330th Infantry Regiment Casualties and Awards as wounded in action as a Technical Sergeant in 330. 50

Various images:

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