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STIVASON, Waide Herbert - Date of
birth
18 June 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Butler County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20312284 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
H Company,
2nd Battalion,
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the Harspelt-Lützkampen area, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 3 | 63 |
Immediate family
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Members
Herbert Stivason (father)
Stella J. (Altman) Stivason (mother)
William B. Stivason (brother)
Eugene R. Stivason (brother)
Harold Stivason (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Waide H. Stivason enlisted in Butler, Pennsylvania on 17 February 1941.He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal for actions on 16 December 1944 in Germany. His citation cited: "When the Germans overran his mortar positions during the initial phase of their offensive in December, Sgt Stivason organized his unit into a rifle squad and vigorously defended the area against the overwhelming enemy forces. Aggressively leading his squad in the face of the heavy enemy artillery, armor and small arms fire, he inflicted several casualties against the enemy. An enemy artillery shell struck a dugout where Sgt Stivason had previously carried some of his wounded comrades and set the building afire. While extricating the injured men Sgt Stivason suffered wounds and severe burns. He became missing in subsequent action against the enemy. Sergeant Stivason's gallant and courageous action reflects great credit on him and the Armed Forces of the United States.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com, 1930/1940 Census / Family Trees /Headstone and Interment Records, www.usmilitariaforum.com,
Photo source: Peter Schouteten