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Personal info

Full name
STONER, James William
Date of birth
29 May 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Lackawannock, Mercer County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33711132
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bollendorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 13 61

Immediate family

Members
Lincoln Stoner (father)
Larisa Stoner (mother)
Gladys Stoner (sister)
Marthie Stoner (wife)

More information

Pfc James W. Stoner enlisted in Erie, Pennsylvania on 10 December 1943.
He was a chipper before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, A footsoldier for Patton - Michael C. Bilder and James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery