PERSONALIA
 
Name:  Sanders, Gafford W.
Date of birth: Unknown
Date of death:  May 28th, 1944 (Italy)
Buried on:  Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial
Nationality:  American
BIOGRAPHY: 
Technical Sergeant Gafford W. Sanders is buried at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno/province of Rome, Italy. Plot: J, Row: 7, Grave: 4.
     
BRONZE STAR (BSM)
Rank: Sergeant
Unit: Company I, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division "Thunderbird", U.S. Army
Action: For action performed on 15 November 1943, near Ceppagna/province of Isernia, Italy.
Details: Posthumously awarded. Citation unavailable.
 
     
PURPLE HEART
Unit: Company I, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division "Thunderbird", U.S. Army
 
     
PURPLE HEART
Rank: Technical Sergeant
Unit: Company I, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division "Thunderbird", U.S. Army
Details: This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leave to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
 
 
 
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Information source(s):   - Fisher, G.A., The Story of the 180th Infantry Regiment, Newsfoto Publishing Co., San Angelo, Texas, 1947
- American Battle Monuments Commission
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