Although born in Abilene, Kansas, according to the registration card of John L. Sanders (attached), he was living in Klamath Falls, Oregon, in February 1942. He was drafted in July 1943 and enlisted at Portland, OR. While his wife and infant son remained in Klammath Falls, Oregon, Sanders completed training at the Army Air Force command aerial gunnery school at Harlingen army air field in Texas. He immediately joined a combat team at March Field, California. As a gunner on a B-24 Liberator Bomber, Cpl. John L. Sanders served in New Guinea. While in the Philippines, Sanders was promoted to Sgt. He passed away in Houston, Texas. Handwritten notes on one copy of his obituary (attached) indicate John L. Sanders passed away 12/29/1963. A website including that same obituary, without notes, also has a photo of a headstone for John L. Sanders with a death date of 5/31/1964.