Sanders, Laurence Collier
- Who
- WWII driver
- When
- WWII
- Where
- Middle East, India-Burma
- Education
- Corinth H.S.; Mississippi State
Laurence Sanders, affectionately known as "Sandy", has been followed by ill fortune. While serving in Africa he was taken prisoner by the Germans and served six months in a chain of prison camps. When released he transferred from the Middle East where he was recently the victim of an automobile accident. While his section was moving up, the convoy stopped by the road and Sandy, who was standing behind his ambulance, was struck when a truck ran into the ambulance behind him. All three vehicles bunched up, with Sandy caught between the two ambulances. He suffered several fractures, three ribs, two in one leg and one in the others, so that he will be in casts for at least three months. He is being repatriated to the Mayo Clinic where we hope he will find his former strength and agility.
AFS Letters No. 23, March 1944 - WOUNDED IN ACTION
WWII File
- Unit(s)
- ME 1, IB 53, IB-T
- Home at time of enlistment
- Corinth, Miss., USA
- POW
Decoration(s) received while a volunteer with the Field Service
- Decorated in WWII