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John Wilbur Saunders, Jr
Private First Class
B CO, 1ST BN, 26TH INFANTRY, 1ST INF DIV, USARV Army of the United States Cortez, Colorado December 05, 1947 to September 24, 1969 JOHN W SAUNDERS Jr is on the Wall at Panel W17, Line 5 |
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2 June 2008
As you can see from the photo Johnny loved his knife and was always fooling around trying to make somebody laugh. John was serving as my point man the day he was killed. His bravery under combat fire was second to no-one's, he was fearless but always with the desire to live. He was always playing practical jokes on the other guys and was as good natured as a man could be. His death was a true loss to our country and I think about him and his sacrifice often. Someone once said about the men who died in combat "that they remain young in our minds as we grow grey", and also that "the good die young." In either case it was men like Johnny that they had in mind. May God Bless and keep his soul. 
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Two men were killed in when the unit encountered the enemy approximately 4 kilometers Southwest of Phouc Vinh, SouthVietnam. The 2 men killed in the incident were:
Three Area papers posted a short notice as
below left as well as a longer item on the right.
Loading Hand Grenades
Playing cards.
PFC Saunders was survived by his mother Margarett Hanna Saunders (1917-1988) and father John W "Pete" Saunders (1913-1993). PFC Saunders and his parents are buried in Cortez Cemetery, Cortez, Montezuma County, Colorado. 
- - The Virtual Wall, 4 May 2020
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As you can see from the photo Johnny loved his knife and was always fooling around trying to make somebody laugh. John was serving as my point man the day he was killed. His bravery under combat fire was second to no-one's, he was fearless but always with the desire to live. He was always playing practical jokes on the other guys and was as good natured as a man could be. His death was a true loss to our country and I think about him and his sacrifice often. Someone once said about the men who died in combat "that they remain young in our minds as we grow grey", and also that "the good die young." In either case it was men like Johnny that they had in mind. May God Bless and keep his soul.
From a fellow soldier, |
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