Alexander Ramsey Nininger Jr. [1] (October 20, 1918 – January 12, 1942) was a Second Lieutenant in the US Army assigned to lead a unit of the Philippine Scouts who was killed in action in the Battle of Bataan.

Proof enough isn't it, that Sandy was one of us?The West Point Class of 1941 Yearbook lists Nininger's hometown as Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

After entering active service, according to Malcolm Gladwell, Nininger "wrote a friend to say that he had no feelings of hate, and did not think he could ever kill anyone out of hatred.

[4] During the first month of the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, Nininger's unit helped prepare American defenses in Bataan.

After the Japanese launched their assault on Bataan, Nininger voluntarily joined another company because his unit was not yet engaged in combat.

Alexander Nininger State Veterans Nursing Home is in Pembroke Pines, Florida, near Fort Lauderdale.