About
John Francis (Jack) Sanders, the son of Fred and Abigail (Wilkins) Sanders, was born on July 10, 1919, in Colonie, New York. By 1925, he had moved to Schenectady. Prior to working for General Electric, he ran the Union Stamp Company after earning his diploma from Mont Pleasant High School.
In September 1942, John enlisted in the United States Merchant Marine. He held the rank of Merchant Seaman Machinist and was aboard the American Motor tanker Atlantic Sun. John was lost at sea on February 15, 1943, when a German U-boat destroyed the Atlantic Sun. He is remembered at Vale Cemetery, Schenectady, New York.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry
Light Lie The Sea Upon Thee
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
For the Fallen
Laurence Binyon
