Parents:
Jesse A Sandlin
Mary E (Scott) Sandlin
George Esten Sandlin, 87, died Sunday at the Veterans Home in Yountville after a long illness.
He was born April 9, 1894, in Sulligent, Ala., where he grew up and attended schools. He worked for a time as a cabinet maker for the Singer Sewing Machine Company in Birmingham, Ala., and later lived in Oklahoma where he farmed.
He married the former Mary Tennessee Harrison Dec. 24, 1921 in Arkansas and they lived there until 1943 when they moved to Tulare, Calif., where Sandlin also farmed. They moved to Yountville in 1955 and Sandlin worked at Kaiser Steel Co. in Napa for 6 years.
His wife died in September 1978.
He was a Veteran of World War I.
He is survived by four daughters, Jean Flock of St. Helena, Cora Gilpatrick of Vallejo, Juanita Mallory of Napa and Lois Blunt of Oakdale, Calif., two sons, Paul Sandlin of Terra Bella, Calif., and Floyd Sandlin of Napa; three sisters, Buelah Hacker of Stigler, Ok., Fleeta Semore and Jalah Murphy, both of St. Louis. Miss.; also 15 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Morrison Funeral Chapel in St. Helena. Interment was private in the Yountville Cemetery.
Source:
St. Helena Star
April 8, 1982
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George was a highly decorated veteran of World War I and after Tennie passed away in a local rest home, George spent his last remaining years in the Roosevelt Annex of the Veteran's Home of California in Yountville. Yountville is located between Napa and St. Helena, in Napa County, California. The following article appeared in the Sigler Sentinal News November 6th 2003:
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WORLD WAR I VETERAN WILL BE AMONG THOSE REMEMBERED NOVEMBER 11TH
Paul Sandlin, 73, of Keota, will have one special veteran on his mind when Veterans Day rolls around this next Tuesday, November 11. Sandlin said he is proud to say that his father, George Sandlin, served in World War I and was honored as a hero, receiving both the Medal of Valor and Croix de Guerre for his actions in France. Sandlin said his father didn't talk much about his experiences in the war, but he found out later the extent of his heroism and would like him to receive the recognition he so much deserves, even though he is now dead.
George Sandlin grew up in the Stigler area and joined the Army in May 1918, at the age of 19. He was given an honorable discharge in June 1919. His name is listed in a book of officers and enlisted men of the American Expeditionary Forces who were cited for gallantry in action in France and are "entitled to wear a silver star on the Victory Medal Ribbons." George and his wife, Mary, returned to Haskell County in 1937, living in the Blaine Bottoms. George was a cook at the country school there and farmed as well until the flood of 1943. "Our house and three barns just went down into holes," Paul Sandlin said. "We just left and went to California."
Paul said that his father kept his medals in a can along with the family's knives and forks and they disappeared in the flood, along with everything else. An uncle, however, later dug down into the bottom of the hole and found the can, rescuing the precious medals, which Sandlin and one of his sisters now have in their possession. The Army has since reissued new medals to the family as well. Sandlin worked in California for several years before retiring at the age of 64. He died in Yountville, CA, in a veteran's home in April 1982. Sandlin and his wife had six children including Paul of Keota, Cora Lee McLeskey, now 79, Juanita Mallory, 77, Lois Blunt and Floyd Sandlin (twins), 64 and Jean Flock, 61.
The article also displayed the following statement from General Headquarters, the 28th February 1919, The Marshal, Commander in Chief of the American Expeditionary Force in France:
PRIVATE GEORGE E. SANDLIN- Company "D" Of The 141st Regiment of Infantry "Under a violent barrage, dashed to the attack of an enemy position, covering about 200 yards thru barbed wire entanglements. He rushed on Machine Gun nests, capturing 171 prisoners. He stormed a strongly held position containing more than 50 Machine Guns and a number of Trench Mortars. Turned the captured guns on the enemy and held the said position for four days, in spite of a constant barrage of large projectiles and of gas shells. Crossed "No Man's Land" many times to get information concerning the enemy and to assist his wounded comrades."
Contributor: Clifford Mullis (47415464)
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Jesse A Sandlin
Mary E (Scott) Sandlin
George Esten Sandlin, 87, died Sunday at the Veterans Home in Yountville after a long illness.
He was born April 9, 1894, in Sulligent, Ala., where he grew up and attended schools. He worked for a time as a cabinet maker for the Singer Sewing Machine Company in Birmingham, Ala., and later lived in Oklahoma where he farmed.
He married the former Mary Tennessee Harrison Dec. 24, 1921 in Arkansas and they lived there until 1943 when they moved to Tulare, Calif., where Sandlin also farmed. They moved to Yountville in 1955 and Sandlin worked at Kaiser Steel Co. in Napa for 6 years.
His wife died in September 1978.
He was a Veteran of World War I.
He is survived by four daughters, Jean Flock of St. Helena, Cora Gilpatrick of Vallejo, Juanita Mallory of Napa and Lois Blunt of Oakdale, Calif., two sons, Paul Sandlin of Terra Bella, Calif., and Floyd Sandlin of Napa; three sisters, Buelah Hacker of Stigler, Ok., Fleeta Semore and Jalah Murphy, both of St. Louis. Miss.; also 15 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Morrison Funeral Chapel in St. Helena. Interment was private in the Yountville Cemetery.
Source:
St. Helena Star
April 8, 1982
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George was a highly decorated veteran of World War I and after Tennie passed away in a local rest home, George spent his last remaining years in the Roosevelt Annex of the Veteran's Home of California in Yountville. Yountville is located between Napa and St. Helena, in Napa County, California. The following article appeared in the Sigler Sentinal News November 6th 2003:
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WORLD WAR I VETERAN WILL BE AMONG THOSE REMEMBERED NOVEMBER 11TH
Paul Sandlin, 73, of Keota, will have one special veteran on his mind when Veterans Day rolls around this next Tuesday, November 11. Sandlin said he is proud to say that his father, George Sandlin, served in World War I and was honored as a hero, receiving both the Medal of Valor and Croix de Guerre for his actions in France. Sandlin said his father didn't talk much about his experiences in the war, but he found out later the extent of his heroism and would like him to receive the recognition he so much deserves, even though he is now dead.
George Sandlin grew up in the Stigler area and joined the Army in May 1918, at the age of 19. He was given an honorable discharge in June 1919. His name is listed in a book of officers and enlisted men of the American Expeditionary Forces who were cited for gallantry in action in France and are "entitled to wear a silver star on the Victory Medal Ribbons." George and his wife, Mary, returned to Haskell County in 1937, living in the Blaine Bottoms. George was a cook at the country school there and farmed as well until the flood of 1943. "Our house and three barns just went down into holes," Paul Sandlin said. "We just left and went to California."
Paul said that his father kept his medals in a can along with the family's knives and forks and they disappeared in the flood, along with everything else. An uncle, however, later dug down into the bottom of the hole and found the can, rescuing the precious medals, which Sandlin and one of his sisters now have in their possession. The Army has since reissued new medals to the family as well. Sandlin worked in California for several years before retiring at the age of 64. He died in Yountville, CA, in a veteran's home in April 1982. Sandlin and his wife had six children including Paul of Keota, Cora Lee McLeskey, now 79, Juanita Mallory, 77, Lois Blunt and Floyd Sandlin (twins), 64 and Jean Flock, 61.
The article also displayed the following statement from General Headquarters, the 28th February 1919, The Marshal, Commander in Chief of the American Expeditionary Force in France:
PRIVATE GEORGE E. SANDLIN- Company "D" Of The 141st Regiment of Infantry "Under a violent barrage, dashed to the attack of an enemy position, covering about 200 yards thru barbed wire entanglements. He rushed on Machine Gun nests, capturing 171 prisoners. He stormed a strongly held position containing more than 50 Machine Guns and a number of Trench Mortars. Turned the captured guns on the enemy and held the said position for four days, in spite of a constant barrage of large projectiles and of gas shells. Crossed "No Man's Land" many times to get information concerning the enemy and to assist his wounded comrades."
Contributor: Clifford Mullis (47415464)
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Parents:
Jesse A Sandlin
Mary E (Scott) Sandlin
George Esten Sandlin, 87, died Sunday at the Veterans Home in Yountville after a long illness.
He was born April 9, 1894, in Sulligent, Ala., where he grew up and attended schools. He worked for a time as a cabinet maker for the Singer Sewing Machine Company in Birmingham, Ala., and later lived in Oklahoma where he farmed.
He married the former Mary Tennessee Harrison Dec. 24, 1921 in Arkansas and they lived there until 1943 when they moved to Tulare, Calif., where Sandlin also farmed. They moved to Yountville in 1955 and Sandlin worked at Kaiser Steel Co. in Napa for 6 years.
His wife died in September 1978.
He was a Veteran of World War I.
He is survived by four daughters, Jean Flock of St. Helena, Cora Gilpatrick of Vallejo, Juanita Mallory of Napa and Lois Blunt of Oakdale, Calif., two sons, Paul Sandlin of Terra Bella, Calif., and Floyd Sandlin of Napa; three sisters, Buelah Hacker of Stigler, Ok., Fleeta Semore and Jalah Murphy, both of St. Louis. Miss.; also 15 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Morrison Funeral Chapel in St. Helena. Interment was private in the Yountville Cemetery.
Source:
St. Helena Star
April 8, 1982
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George was a highly decorated veteran of World War I and after Tennie passed away in a local rest home, George spent his last remaining years in the Roosevelt Annex of the Veteran's Home of California in Yountville. Yountville is located between Napa and St. Helena, in Napa County, California. The following article appeared in the Sigler Sentinal News November 6th 2003:
* * *
WORLD WAR I VETERAN WILL BE AMONG THOSE REMEMBERED NOVEMBER 11TH
Paul Sandlin, 73, of Keota, will have one special veteran on his mind when Veterans Day rolls around this next Tuesday, November 11. Sandlin said he is proud to say that his father, George Sandlin, served in World War I and was honored as a hero, receiving both the Medal of Valor and Croix de Guerre for his actions in France. Sandlin said his father didn't talk much about his experiences in the war, but he found out later the extent of his heroism and would like him to receive the recognition he so much deserves, even though he is now dead.
George Sandlin grew up in the Stigler area and joined the Army in May 1918, at the age of 19. He was given an honorable discharge in June 1919. His name is listed in a book of officers and enlisted men of the American Expeditionary Forces who were cited for gallantry in action in France and are "entitled to wear a silver star on the Victory Medal Ribbons." George and his wife, Mary, returned to Haskell County in 1937, living in the Blaine Bottoms. George was a cook at the country school there and farmed as well until the flood of 1943. "Our house and three barns just went down into holes," Paul Sandlin said. "We just left and went to California."
Paul said that his father kept his medals in a can along with the family's knives and forks and they disappeared in the flood, along with everything else. An uncle, however, later dug down into the bottom of the hole and found the can, rescuing the precious medals, which Sandlin and one of his sisters now have in their possession. The Army has since reissued new medals to the family as well. Sandlin worked in California for several years before retiring at the age of 64. He died in Yountville, CA, in a veteran's home in April 1982. Sandlin and his wife had six children including Paul of Keota, Cora Lee McLeskey, now 79, Juanita Mallory, 77, Lois Blunt and Floyd Sandlin (twins), 64 and Jean Flock, 61.
The article also displayed the following statement from General Headquarters, the 28th February 1919, The Marshal, Commander in Chief of the American Expeditionary Force in France:
PRIVATE GEORGE E. SANDLIN- Company "D" Of The 141st Regiment of Infantry "Under a violent barrage, dashed to the attack of an enemy position, covering about 200 yards thru barbed wire entanglements. He rushed on Machine Gun nests, capturing 171 prisoners. He stormed a strongly held position containing more than 50 Machine Guns and a number of Trench Mortars. Turned the captured guns on the enemy and held the said position for four days, in spite of a constant barrage of large projectiles and of gas shells. Crossed "No Man's Land" many times to get information concerning the enemy and to assist his wounded comrades."
Contributor: Clifford Mullis (47415464)
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Jesse A Sandlin
Mary E (Scott) Sandlin
George Esten Sandlin, 87, died Sunday at the Veterans Home in Yountville after a long illness.
He was born April 9, 1894, in Sulligent, Ala., where he grew up and attended schools. He worked for a time as a cabinet maker for the Singer Sewing Machine Company in Birmingham, Ala., and later lived in Oklahoma where he farmed.
He married the former Mary Tennessee Harrison Dec. 24, 1921 in Arkansas and they lived there until 1943 when they moved to Tulare, Calif., where Sandlin also farmed. They moved to Yountville in 1955 and Sandlin worked at Kaiser Steel Co. in Napa for 6 years.
His wife died in September 1978.
He was a Veteran of World War I.
He is survived by four daughters, Jean Flock of St. Helena, Cora Gilpatrick of Vallejo, Juanita Mallory of Napa and Lois Blunt of Oakdale, Calif., two sons, Paul Sandlin of Terra Bella, Calif., and Floyd Sandlin of Napa; three sisters, Buelah Hacker of Stigler, Ok., Fleeta Semore and Jalah Murphy, both of St. Louis. Miss.; also 15 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Morrison Funeral Chapel in St. Helena. Interment was private in the Yountville Cemetery.
Source:
St. Helena Star
April 8, 1982
-----------------
George was a highly decorated veteran of World War I and after Tennie passed away in a local rest home, George spent his last remaining years in the Roosevelt Annex of the Veteran's Home of California in Yountville. Yountville is located between Napa and St. Helena, in Napa County, California. The following article appeared in the Sigler Sentinal News November 6th 2003:
* * *
WORLD WAR I VETERAN WILL BE AMONG THOSE REMEMBERED NOVEMBER 11TH
Paul Sandlin, 73, of Keota, will have one special veteran on his mind when Veterans Day rolls around this next Tuesday, November 11. Sandlin said he is proud to say that his father, George Sandlin, served in World War I and was honored as a hero, receiving both the Medal of Valor and Croix de Guerre for his actions in France. Sandlin said his father didn't talk much about his experiences in the war, but he found out later the extent of his heroism and would like him to receive the recognition he so much deserves, even though he is now dead.
George Sandlin grew up in the Stigler area and joined the Army in May 1918, at the age of 19. He was given an honorable discharge in June 1919. His name is listed in a book of officers and enlisted men of the American Expeditionary Forces who were cited for gallantry in action in France and are "entitled to wear a silver star on the Victory Medal Ribbons." George and his wife, Mary, returned to Haskell County in 1937, living in the Blaine Bottoms. George was a cook at the country school there and farmed as well until the flood of 1943. "Our house and three barns just went down into holes," Paul Sandlin said. "We just left and went to California."
Paul said that his father kept his medals in a can along with the family's knives and forks and they disappeared in the flood, along with everything else. An uncle, however, later dug down into the bottom of the hole and found the can, rescuing the precious medals, which Sandlin and one of his sisters now have in their possession. The Army has since reissued new medals to the family as well. Sandlin worked in California for several years before retiring at the age of 64. He died in Yountville, CA, in a veteran's home in April 1982. Sandlin and his wife had six children including Paul of Keota, Cora Lee McLeskey, now 79, Juanita Mallory, 77, Lois Blunt and Floyd Sandlin (twins), 64 and Jean Flock, 61.
The article also displayed the following statement from General Headquarters, the 28th February 1919, The Marshal, Commander in Chief of the American Expeditionary Force in France:
PRIVATE GEORGE E. SANDLIN- Company "D" Of The 141st Regiment of Infantry "Under a violent barrage, dashed to the attack of an enemy position, covering about 200 yards thru barbed wire entanglements. He rushed on Machine Gun nests, capturing 171 prisoners. He stormed a strongly held position containing more than 50 Machine Guns and a number of Trench Mortars. Turned the captured guns on the enemy and held the said position for four days, in spite of a constant barrage of large projectiles and of gas shells. Crossed "No Man's Land" many times to get information concerning the enemy and to assist his wounded comrades."
Contributor: Clifford Mullis (47415464)
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