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STANFORD, James Allen - Date of
birth
12 February 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Hammond, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Clark County, Nevada
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38198347 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
424th Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Schoenberg, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 18 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
James W. Stanford (father)
Lillie M. (Bouleware) Stanford (mother)
Joseph O. Stanford (brother)
Opal L. Stanford (sister)
Claude C. Stanford (brother)
Vivian M. Stanford (sister)
George Stanford (brother)
Juanita J. Stanford (sister)
William E. Stanford (brother)
Dennis D. Stanford (brother)
More information
S/Sgt James A. Stanford enlisted in Tyler, Texas on 25 July 1942.He was first buried at Block MM, Row 2, Grave 48.
Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistmnet Record, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Lodholm-Godfrey-Axtell-Hickcox-Steese-Brown-Wheeler-Stanford Family Tree, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, W. Nelissen