Name:
Richard D. Sanders
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
34052774
Unit:
44th Engineer Combat Battalion
Date of Death:
1945-01-13
State:
Florida
Cemetery:
Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg
Plot:
H
Row:
16
Grave:
7
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Richard D. Sanders entered the military service in Florida. He served in the 44th Engineer Combat Battalion as a Technical Sergeant during World War II. He was taken as a prisoner in the Battle of The Bulge and died on January 13, 1945. TSGT Sanders was initially buried in the Gerolstein town cemetery in Germany. His final resting place is in the Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg.