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BUCHANAN, Stanley F - Date of
birth
1913 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Wisconsin -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36035460 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Homécourt, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 6 | 31 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Frank L. Buchanan (father)
Josephine Buchanan (mother)
Warren J. Buchanan (brother)
More information
T/Sgt Stanley F. Buchanan attended high school for 4 years and was a brakeman at the railroad before he enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 9 June 1941.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, 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
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Major M