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Personal info

Full name
STODDARD, Silas Ivan Roy
Date of birth
6 May 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Disappointment Valley, San Miguel County, Colorado
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37627324
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
333rd Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Petites Tailles, south of Baraque Fraiture, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 7 49

Immediate family

Members
Ralph O. Stoddard (father)
Phoebe O. (Kennedy) Stoddard (mother)
Francis Stoddard (sister)
Ira Stoddard (brother)
Mable Stoddard (sister)
Mark Stoddard (brother)
Susie Stoddard (sister)
Alfred Stoddard (brother)

More information

Pvt Silas Stoddard enlisted on 27 October 1943 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. He attended high school for 1 year and worked on a farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Southwick/Morrison/Stoddard Family Tree / OneWorldTree, After Action Report 333rd IR

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet