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STANLEY, Milton Ray - Date of
birth
10 February 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Clay County, Illinois -
Hometown
Hoosier, Clay County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36077890 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
83rd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
19 September 1944 - Place of
death
In vicinity of Stolberg, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 14 | 68 |
Immediate family
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Members
Walter P. Stanley (father)
Katherine E. (VanHouten) Stanley (mother)
Lucy Stanley (sister)
Carl E. Stanley (brother)
Clifford W. Stanley (brother)
Ralph V. Stanley (brother)
Stella E. Stanley (sister)
Erma (Blessman) Stanley (sister)
Donald E. Stanley (brother)
Norma (Lambert) Stanley (sister)
More information
T/5 Milton R. Stanley was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Fosse, Belgium Block J, Row 10, Grave 187.Ray, as he was known, grew up on a farm in Clay County, Illinois, with his 4 sisters and 4 brothers. One brother and one sister were married and lived nearby when Ray, Ralph, and Clifford went to WWII but the others were all still living at home. I asked Ralph why they all still lived at home even though they were in their late 20s and he said because they were such a happy family. He said his mother would sit on the porch at night and cry after he and Clifford came home because she had lost her first-born son. Ralph served in the Aleutian Islands and Clifford, who was wounded, served in the Pacific.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Mrs. Larry R. Stanley, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Robert Medley Gatawood, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Phillips Stanley Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - John D. Walker
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / John D. Walker, www.ancestry.com - Mrs. Larry R. Stanley