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STEARNS, Sidney Edward - Date of
birth
10 May 1924 -
Age
20 -
Place of birth
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas -
Hometown
Washington County, Arkansas -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38598890 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
66th Armored Regiment,
2nd Armored 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
Northeast of Maastricht, the Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 7 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
Sidney S. Stearns (father)
Mattie E. (Davis) Stearns (mother)
Charles S. Stearns (brother)
Ralph S. Stearns (brother)
Elizabeth M. Stearns (sister)
Nellie M. Stearns (sister)
More information
Pvt Sidney E. Stearns enlisted in Little Rock, Arkansas on 3 November 1943. He was sent to England in May 1944 and arrived in France in July.Pvt Sidney E. Stearns was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Jewett Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Sylvano Theunissen