Campbell King Sadler – Harrodsburg Tanker

Campbell King Sadler

Private

Pvt. Campbell King Sadler (Harrodsburg Tankers Survivor, WW II) 1916–1972 BIRTH 26 AUG 1916 • Garrard County, Kentucky, USA DEATH 12 NOV 1972 • Died at Muskogee County, Georgia; Buried at Fort Benning Post Cemetery Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA; PLOT, Section A, Site 506, MEMORIAL ID, 46895930 Highest Grade Completed; Elementary school, 8th grade. Occupation; Laborer. (He was married with 1 daughter and 1 son.)

Sadler remained in the military and rose in rank to Sergeant First Class. He resided in Columbus, Ohio, and after he retired, he resided in Muskogee County, Georgia. Campbell passed away on October 12, 1972, and was buried at Fort Benning Post Cemetery in Muskogee County, Georgia, in Section A, Site 586.

Campbell King Sadler BIRTH, 26 Aug 1916, Garrard County, Kentucky, USA DEATH, 12 Oct 1972 (aged 56), Muscogee County, Georgia, USA BURIAL, Fort Benning Post Cemetery, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA PLOT Section A, Site 506 MEMORIAL ID, 46895930 Inscription SFC USA - WWII, Korea Gravesite Details Interred 16 Oct 1972

Private Campbell King Sadler enlisted in the Harrodsburg National Guard unit sometime before the unit was activated along with his brother John. It is believed that around the time Bataan fell he made his way to Corregidor. He was taken prisoner on 6 May 1942 and was held at Bilibid Prison and Cabanatuan. He was put aboard the Hell Ship Noto Maru for Moji, Japan and he was sent to Fukuoka #8. He was liberated in September 1945. He died on 12 November 1972.