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STUMP, Ployd Edwin - Date of
birth
29 April 1908 -
Age
36 - Place of
birth
Bon Air, Pittsburgh County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
York, York County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33178409 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
9th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
11 October 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 41 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Edward M. Stump (father)
Estie M. (Bubb) Stump (mother)
Arthur E. Stump (brother)
More information
Pfc Ployd E. Stump attended high school for two years and was employed by the Keystone Paper Box Company before he enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 28 March 1942. He was sent overseas in February 1944.He was reported wounded in action on 1 October 1944.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Solers, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - The York Dispatch Pennsylvania 3 November 1944, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.newspapers.com - The York Dispatch Pennsylvania 3 November 1944