▁Summer ▁Par al ym p ics ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Alexander ▁P . ▁Sach al ▁( born ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 4 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁artist ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁paint ings . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Russia , ▁and ▁now ▁lives ▁in ▁Son oma ▁County ▁in ▁Pet al uma , ▁California . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Sach al ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁K iev , ▁Ukraine ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Moscow ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁six ▁years ▁old , ▁where ▁his ▁child hood ▁was ▁hard ▁and ▁lon ely . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁School ▁in ▁Moscow ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 6 ; ▁his ▁draw ings ▁and ▁designs ▁were ▁featured ▁on ▁many ▁of ▁Joseph ▁St alin ' s ▁post ers . ▁ ▁At ▁ 1 7 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Russian ▁Army ▁ ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁and ▁fought ▁on ▁the ▁North ▁C au cas ian ▁Front . ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁back ▁to ▁Moscow ▁to ▁recover ▁from ▁inj uries ▁from ▁an ▁explos ion ▁in ▁his ▁machine - gun ▁nest , ▁and ▁later ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁front ▁line ▁again . ▁Capt ured ▁by ▁the ▁Germ ans , ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁iron - ore ▁mines ▁at ▁Als ace - L or raine . ▁He ▁escaped ▁the ▁prisoner - of - war ▁camp ▁after ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁a ▁half , ▁in ▁March ▁ 1