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| Pvt. Glinn Sanders served with the 26th Infantry Division as did the soldiers in this photo during the Battle of the Bulge. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117152894/glinn-r-sanders https://www.pinterest.com/pin/538672805426748546/ |
Glinn Ralph Sanders never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
He was born on March 23, 1919 in Oklahoma. His parents John and Pearl were born in Arkansas and Kentucky, respectively. His father worked as a merchant. Glinn had one younger brother. By 1940 Glinn had completed one year of high school and was living with his parents.
He volunteered for the army at some unknown date and became a private in the 328th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division (nicknamed "Yankee Division"). The 26th ID arrived in France in September 1944 and was sent to the front one month later. It was part of General Patton's forces advancing across the Saar River in early December.
When the Germans attacked through the Ardennes, the 26th IR was pulled out of its reserve position and sent north to repeal the enemy. It attacked the Germans at Rambourch and Grosbous on December 22 and held it against German counterattacks. On December 25, 1944 it captured Arsdorf. Advancing to the Wiltz River, it was checked by heavy German resistance. Pvt. Sanders was killed during this Christmas Day engagement.
His grave is at Sawyer Cemetery in Sawyer, Tennessee.
Last year on this date I profiled B-25 bombardier Maurice Granger. You can read about Maurice here.
On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!
I created this video to explain why I started this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXt8QA481lY.
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