Sandy, Thomas Olden Jr.
Title
Sandy, Thomas Olden Jr.
Last Name
Sandy
First and Middle Name
Thomas Olden Jr.
Biographical Text
Sgt Thomas Oldham Sandy, Jr., sailed to & from France aboard the ships Siboney & Rotterdam with the 319th Ambulance Company of the 305th Sanitary Train. Soldiers of the 305th Sanitary Train of the 80th Division sailed to France for WWI on several ships, USS Mercury, USS Siboney, or USS Huron from Newport News & Norfolk, Virginia, in May, 1918. The Sanitary Train consisted of the 317, 318, 319, and 320th Ambulance Companies, the 317, 318, 319, and 320th Field Hospitals, and the 305th Sanitary Train Headquarters. The sanitary train returned to Hoboken, New Jersey, on the USS Rotterdam from Brest, France. The soldiers boarded the ship on May 20, 1919 in Brest France and arrived in Hoboken on May 31, 1919. Once ashore they were given refreshments by welfare organizations. They proceeded to Jersey City by ferry and then by passenger coaches to Camp Dix, New Jersey, for out-processing. All their possessions were sterilized in a steam sterilizer which was very effective. Any thing leather shrunk to a much smaller size. Sanitary Train was decommissioned on Jun 9, 1919. (Reference: “History of 318 Field Hospital” (2019) by Thomas Nelson; U.S. Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939)
Hometown
Burkeville, Virginia
County and/or State
Nottaway County, Virginia
Birth Date
10 March 1892
Birthplace
Burkeville, Virginia
Death Date
25 April 1938
Place of Death
Burkeville, Virginia
Parents
Thomas Oldham Sandy Sr. and Sallie Miller Sandy
Spouse(s)
Inez Miller Sandy
Children
Thomas Oldham Sandy III
VPI Graduating Class
1914, Two Year Agriculture Program
Undergraduate Major
Agriculture
Service Branch
Army
Unit
Ambulance Company 319, 305th Sanitary Train, 80th Division
Rank
Sergeant
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
No
Bibliography
- Virginia, U.S., Department of Military Affairs Records, 1876-1947 for Thomas O Sandy
- Thomas O. Sandy Jr. - Virginia World War I History Commission Questionnaire
Files
Collection
Citation
“Sandy, Thomas Olden Jr.,” VPI in World War I, accessed March 16, 2026, https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/items/show/1278.
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