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Personal info

Full name
STAMAS, Robert W
Date of birth
25 August 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Los Angeles County, California
Hometown
Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39580572
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 December 1944
Place of death
Jüngersdorf-Merode, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 9 73

Immediate family

Members
Andrew Stamas (father)
Olivia (Remchler) Stamas (mother)
Doris Stamas (sister)
Betty Stamas (sister)
Phyllis Stamas (sister)
Virginia J. Stamas (wife)

More information

Pvt Robert W. Stamas worked in an aircraft factory before he enlisted at Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, California on 31 March 1944.

His father was born in Greece.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / California Birth Index, 1905-1995 

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Russel Meinke