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Personal info

Full name
MONTGOMERY, Staley Edward "Dick"
Date of birth
28 August 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina
Hometown
High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34255780
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
15th Tank Battalion,
6th Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 November 1944
Place of death
Han-sur-Nied, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Samuel E. Montgomery (father)
Ethel L. (Guyer) Montgomery (mother)
Wayne W. Montgomery (brother)
Samuel M. Montgomery (brother)
Lake E. Montgomery (brother)
Robert W. Montgomery (brother)
Joe M. Montgomery (brother)
Margaret N. Montgomery (sister)
Ida A. Montgomery (sister)
Vivian M. (Moser) Montgomery (wife)

More information

Sgt Staley E. Montgomery was a mechanic and repairman before he enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 16 March 1942.
He is remembered at the Guilford Memorial Park in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com – JBN, www.6tharmoreddivision.com, www.super6th.org
Photo source: Peter Schouteten - www.findagrave.com - JBN