Verbon was the son of L. Clarence and Lillian Sanders, and the only brother of Lula Ethel Sanders (McGuff), Class Of 1936.

According to Dr. Wesley Phillips Newton, Class of 1943, and author of Montgomery in the Good War, Private First Class Verbon Sanders lost his life in 1942 on a narrow beach east of the larger island's airstrip when a large Japanese force launched an attack across a shallow river toward the airstrip.   Newton states that the citation accompanying the posthumous award of a Silver Star read: "Private First Class Sanders held his dangerously exposed position against a superior number of Japanese.  Even though severely wounded, he maintained stubborn resistance until he was killed by the onrushing enemy force.  He gallantly gave up his life in the service of his country."

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Verbon C. Sanders
Place of Birth: Louisiana, Ringgold
Home of record: Montgomery Alabama

AWARDS AND CITATIONS


Silver Star

Awarded for actions during the World War II

SYNOPSIS: Verbon C. Sanders (MCSN: 344315), United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands on August 21, 1942.
Action Date: 21-Aug-42

Service: Marine Corps

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