Crisp County GaArchives Military Records.....SANDERS, PFC WILLIAM L. August 9, 1942 WWII U.S. NAVY ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: WYLIE SHEPPARD JR http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00030.html#0007303 July 27, 2011, 1:18 pm PURPLE HEART AWARDED TO CORDELE HERO THE WAR DEPARTMENT HAS POSTHOMOUSLY AWARDED THEB PURPLE HEART FOR MILITARY MERIT AND FOR WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION TO PFC WILLIAM L. SANDERS OF THE U.S. NAVY ,WHO LOST HIS LIFE IN THE BATTLE OF THE SOLOMONS ON AUGUST 9,1942. HE WAS SERVING ABOARD THE U.S.S. QUINCY AT THE TIME. THE AWARD WAS MADE TO PFC SANDERS PARENTS,MR AND MRS GEORGE L. SANDERS OF THIS CITY. Additional Comments: A CRISP COUNTY GOLDEN BOY File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/crisp/military/ww2/other/sanders1471mt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb