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Last name: SANDERSON
First name: SANDER CHRIS
Home of Record (official): KINGS BEACH
State (official): CA
Date of Birth: Thursday, October 4, 1945
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
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Branch: Army
Rank: PFC
Serial Number: 56424013
Component: Selective Service
Pay grade: E3
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 11B10
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
L Troop 3rd Squadron
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Saturday, October 15, 1966
Date of Casualty: Thursday, January 12, 1967
Age at time of loss: 21
Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, died
Reason: Multiple fragmentation wounds (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Binh Duong
The Wall: Panel 14E - Row 018
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Interment ---
Trails End Cemetery
Tahoe City, CA 96145
(530) 581-2879
Plot: 382