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STOOKEY, Paul Ellsworth - Date of
birth
24 March 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Fayette, Fulton County, Ohio -
Hometown
Fayette, Fulton County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35274045 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 12 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Floyd D. Stookey (father)
Nellie C. (Emrick) Stookey (mother)
Donabelle Stookey (sister)
Vivian Stookey (sister)
Louise Stookey (sister)
Elizabeth M. Stookey (sister)
Ruth J. (Sexton) Stookey (wife)
More information
Pfc Paul E. Stookey was a carpenter at the Webber French plant. He enlisted at Fort Hayes Columbus, Ohio, on 4 February 1942 and trained at Ft Benning, Georgia.He served in Italy before his unit was moved to England and transferred to France. He was wounded in action on 12 September 1944.
He had been overseas for nine months.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, 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, Washington C. H. Record Herald 4 October 1944, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Jac Engels, 124th Infantry Gators 1943