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BKR2 William Howard Sanders

1914 – 1 Mar 1942

Birth	1914
Death	1 Mar 1942
Cemetery	Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila , Capital District , National Capital Region , Philippines
Added by	gracedv on 24 Sep 2022
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56763223

Bio

SANDERS, WILLIAM HOWARD, Baker Second Class (no. 2872805), USS Pecos, US Navy, †01/03/1942 Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Sanders, Rt. 1, Box 20, Coeburn, Va. KIA on USS Pecos (AO-6) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- USS PECOS (AO-6) On the 27th February 1942, seaplane tender USS Langley, destroyers USS Edsall and USS Whipple were attacked by bombers. Langley was heavily damaged and had to be abandoned. Edsall picked up 177 survivors; Whipple, 308. On March 1st the destroyers landed the survivors on Pecos and Pecos, now carrying about 700 survivors from Langley, Stewart and Houston, headed for Australia. Later in the day, she was attacked for hours and sunk by Japanese bombers from the carriers of VADM Nagumo Chuichi's Kido Butai. wrecksite.eu

Inscription

SANDERS WILLIAM H - BAKER 2C - USN - KENTUCKY

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Family

Parents

• Amos S. Sanders 1886–1967
• Cassie Belle Ramey Sanders 1895–1968

Siblings

• PVT James Reuben Sanders 1916–1944
• Roy R. "Snook" Sanders 1918–1983
• Garland Edward "Ed" Sanders 1923–1987
• Thelma Bernice "Aunt Reecie" Sanders 1926–2012

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