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Personal info

Full name
STANSELL, James E
Date of birth
4 October 1924
Age
19
Place of birth
Pickens County, South Carolina
Hometown
Easley, Pickens County, South Carolina

Military service

Service number
14043765
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
33rd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 September 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 9 13

Immediate family

Members
James W. Stansell (father)
Essie E. Stansell (mother)
Martha Stansell (sister)
Christine I. Stansell (sister)
Joe Stansell (brother)
Bruce Stansell (brother)
Edward Stansell (brother)
Lois Stansell (sister)

More information

S/Sgt James E. Stansell worked in a textile factory.

He joined the Regular Army at Fort McPherson Atlanta, Georgia on 30 January 1941. He received his training at Fort Benning, Georgia, Camp Polk, Louisiana, and Fort Knox, Kentucky. He was sent overseas in September 1943,

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, The Greenville News (Greenville, South Carolina)

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet / Andy, The Greenville News (Greenville, South Carolina)