TrevorR Posted March 3, 2012 Thank you to Tarbridge, Mes, DevilDog34, and Kurt for all the information, and help you provided for me on the Purple Heart Pfc. Boyd B. Stanford Texax Company C. 2nd Armored Amphibious Battalion 5th Marines KIA 24 February 1945 Iwo Jima Killed by shrapnel to the legs. WWII KIA Purple Hearts From PA, WWI 28TH DIVISION PURPLE HEARTS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrevorR Posted March 3, 2012 WWII KIA Purple Hearts From PA, WWI 28TH DIVISION PURPLE HEARTS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt Barickman Posted March 3, 2012 Trevor, Am copying the information that you requested on Monday and will send out. Have a photo of him in front of his LVT A and his crew. His nickname was TEX and he was killed by stepping on a landmine according to his shipmates. Kurt My hobby is my job and my job is my hobby. High School and University History Instructor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrevorR Posted February 24, 2015 BTT for the 70th anniversary WWII KIA Purple Hearts From PA, WWI 28TH DIVISION PURPLE HEARTS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katieony Posted February 25, 2015 Thanks for keeping this Marine's memory alive. Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
agate hunter Posted February 25, 2015 Rest in Peace Marine. Thanks Trevor for sharing this medal and honoring Pfc Stanford's service. Looking for: Washington and Oregon Coast Artillery items Any items related to the Harbor Defenses of the Columbia River and the Harbor Defenses of Puget Sound, 1860s-WWII. This includes items from Fort Stevens, OR; Ft Canby, WA; Ft Columbia, WA; Ft Worden, WA; Ft Casey, WA; Ft Flagler, WA; Ft Ward, WA; Ft Whitman, WA; Camp Hayden, WA; and the following units that served at these forts:Columbia River: 33rd, 34th, 93rd, and 160th Companies, CAC; and 18th and 249th Coast Artillery regimentsPuget Sound: 26th, 30th, 62nd, 63rd, 71st, 85th, 92nd, 94th, 106th, 108th, 126th, 149th, and 150th Companies, CAC; and 14th and 248th Coast Artillery regiments Coast Defense Study Group member & site representative for the Columbia River fortsASMIC member Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rsmartin75 Posted May 2, 2017 Pfc. Boyd "Bun" Bunion Stanford was my great uncle. I have been looking for his Purple Heart to buy and give to my Dad. My Dad was born to Bun's sister, Audie Stanford, only a couple weeks before Bun was killed at Iwo Jima. Unfortunately, my grandmother Audie passed away last year. She is buried near Bun in Wolfe City, Texas. If anyone can help, that would be amazing. Thank you all so much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rsmartin75 Posted March 3 Trevor, Am copying the information that you requested on Monday and will send out. Have a photo of him in front of his LVT A and his crew. His nickname was TEX and he was killed by stepping on a landmine according to his shipmates. Kurt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rsmartin75 Posted March 3 Hi Kurt, Can you send me the photo you have of PFC Boyd Stanford in front of his LTV A? I have been looking for info on him for a while now. He was my great uncle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kurt Barickman Posted March 3 I no longer own the book that it came from. It was a very detailed battalion history about the unit. 2nd Armored Amphibian Tank Battalion, Kurt My hobby is my job and my job is my hobby. High School and University History Instructor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scottvanderkolk Posted Saturday at 11:43 AM On 3/2/2020 at 11:27 PM, rsmartin75 said: Hi Kurt, Can you send me the photo you have of PFC Boyd Stanford in front of his LTV A? I have been looking for info on him for a while now. He was my great uncle. rsmartin75, I stumbled upon your post and have posted the picture that was mentioned. Also included one of the list of KIA/MIA for the battalion for Iwo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
