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==Background==

==Background==

Born in [[New Orleans]], Louisiana]], he was the son of George Ellis Sandoz, Sr. (1889-1965), a [[dentist]] originally from  Opelousas, Louisiana, and the former Ruby Odom (1899-1983), a native of Batesville, [[Mississippi]]. After the receipt of bachelor's and master's degrees at [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], Sandoz joined the [[United States Marine Corps]] in 1953. With service at Camp Pendleton in [[California]], he rose to the rank of first lieutenant before his honorable discharge in 1956. As an undergraduate at LSU, he played the trumpet in the marching band and was the commander of his fraternity, Sigma Nu.<ref name=obit>Dr. Ellis Sandoz Jr. Obituary (1931 - 2023) - Baton Rouge, LA - The Advocate, accessed October 23, 2023.</ref>

Born in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], he was the son of George Ellis Sandoz, Sr. (1889-1965), a [[dentist]] originally from  Opelousas, Louisiana, and the former Ruby Odom (1899-1983), a native of Batesville, [[Mississippi]]. After the receipt of bachelor's and master's degrees at [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], Sandoz joined the [[United States Marine Corps]] in 1953. With service at Camp Pendleton in [[California]], he rose to the rank of first lieutenant before his honorable discharge in 1956. As an undergraduate at LSU, he played the trumpet in the marching band and was the commander of his fraternity, Sigma Nu.<ref name=obit>Dr. Ellis Sandoz Jr. Obituary (1931 - 2023) - Baton Rouge, LA - The Advocate, accessed October 23, 2023.</ref>