I was drafted in the Army in 1945. I took my training in Fort Knox, KY and Fort Ord, CA and was stationed in Saipan for 13 months during WWII. I was the company clerk for the "2848 Engineer Gas Generating Detachment on Saipan. They produced Oxygen, Acetylene Welding Gas,and CO 2. After WWII, I joined the reserves and was called back to serve in the Korea War for a year in 1952. I was with the S-1 Section. During this time I attained the rank of sergeant first class.

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Eric W Johnson says:

I have enjoyed email conversations with Al Sando over the past couple of years. We compare notes about forgotten artifacts and ruins that I find today in remote areas of Saipan with his experiences of Saipan during WWII. Al is a wealth of historical information that cannot be duplicated. He had the fore site to take hu… Read more

I have enjoyed email conversations with Al Sando over the past couple of years. We compare notes about forgotten artifacts and ruins that I find today in remote areas of Saipan with his experiences of Saipan during WWII. Al is a wealth of historical information that cannot be duplicated. He had the fore site to take hundreds of pictures of Saipan and its people in 1945-1946, save them and preserve them, and then share his pictures with the world 65 years later. Al Sando is a true America hero and I am honored to have been given his historical collection which I used to create this Flickr site on his behalf. Thank you Al.

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January 16, 2010