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Porter Leander Sanders
The following information was submitted by Bonnie Morris Conrad, originaly from Barnett, Morgan county, MO.
Bonnie can be reached at Bonashdav@aol.com . Thanks, Bonnie for sharing your information with us.
Porter Leander Sanders died on Sept. 26, 1918 in the Argonne Forrest of France of a gunshot wound and
the was brought back by his family and interred in the family plot in Chico California Cemetery on Sept.18, 1921. He is in Sec. 17 lot 340.
He fought with the 363 infantry, Co. G,91st Div. WW1 and he was a member of the American Legion. His father was James Franklin Sanders and his mother was Elizabeth Lawcena Vanpool who are buried with him. Elizabeth's father was a pioneer in Russellville and Barnett, Mo. His name was John Carroll Vanpool and his wife was Peggy Ann Merritt. They are buried in Big Rock Cemetery.
I hope this information helps others who might be searching for him. Thanks so much Bonnie Morris Conrad.
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