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.
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BRONZE STAR (BSM)
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Rank:
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Sergeant
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Unit:
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Company I, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division "Thunderbird", U.S. Army
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Action:
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For action performed on 15 November 1943, near Ceppagna/province of Isernia, Italy.
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Details:
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Posthumously awarded. Citation unavailable.
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PURPLE HEART
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Unit:
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Company I, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division "Thunderbird", U.S. Army
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PURPLE HEART
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Rank:
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Technical Sergeant
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Unit:
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Company I, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division "Thunderbird", U.S. Army
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Details:
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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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