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MALIGIAN, Stanley Wendell - Date of
birth
24 July 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
W2118493 -
Rank
Chief Warrant Officer -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ Company,
81st Airborne Anti-Aircraft Battalion,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 September 1944 - Place of
death
Approximately 1.3 miles southeast of the town center
Oosterzele, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| M | 16 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
Messiah G. Maligian (father)
Esther M. (Sarkisian) Maligian (mother)
Phyllis H. Maligian (sister)
Hazel G. Maligian (sister)
Virginia E. Maligian (sister)
More information
CWO Stanley W. Maligian enlisted on 13 January 1941 in Jamaica, New York.Together with four of his comrades, he was buried in a field near a road, approximately 1.3 miles southeast from the center of the town of Oosterzele.
They were killed when their glider crashed in a field and were buried by the surviving crew members.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, www.ww2-airborne.us,
Kalunian Family Tree
Photo source: Kalunian Family Tree