Delbert K. Sandt
Branch: ARMY Service Number: 32485863 Rank: Technician 5 th Class (Corporal) Unit: 747 th Tank Battalion, HQ Co., Attached to 29 th Infantry Div. Delbert Kirk Sandt “Del" was born on June 2, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to parents Luther Blaine Sandt and Agnes (Meyers) Sandt. He was baptized on October 22, 1922 at C.C. Hancock Memorial Methodist Church at 17th & York Streets, in Philadelphia by Reverend Amos E. Crowell. The Sandt Family had originally lived in Reading, Pennsylvania. After their infant son Howard passed away at the age of 5 months in January 1907, Luther and Agnes moved to 2133 North Dover Street in the Strawberry Mansion section of Philadelphia. In November 1910, Russell Calvin Sandt was born. Two years later, the Sandts would receive and early Christmas present with the birth of Luther Victor Sandt, born on December 20th. In December 1915, a daughter, Thelma Elaine Sandt was born in Camden, NJ. The family ...