Sanderson, Lawson (Lawson Harry McPherson), 1895-1979

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Birth 1895-07-22
Death 1979-06-11
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Lawson Harry McPherson Sanderson (b. July 22, 1895, Shelton, Wash.-d. June 11, 1979), Major General in the U.S. Marine Corps, was commissioned in the Marine Corps in 1917 following graduation from college. He served in England and France during World War I and also in Haiti, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and China. He was an aviator beginning in 1917 and a pioneer in dive bombing. This decorated officer also served in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. He retired in December 1951.

From the description of Sanderson, Lawson (Lawson Harry McPherson), 1895-1979 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10597157

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