BND173D Posted June 25, 2021 Share #1 Posted June 25, 2021 THE COLOR IS DARK AS IT IS STORMING HERE AT THIS TIME. I DON'T HAVE ANY PAY SIGHTS TO RESEARCH WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM. WAS HE KIA OR DOW. ANY INFO WOULD BE GREAT. DON'T REALLY COLLECT PURPLE HEARTS ANYMORE. THANKS AGAIN ED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crotalus358 Posted June 25, 2021 Share #2 Posted June 25, 2021 Very nice Tough Ombres group!!Findagrave cites him as a PFC with the 359th, KIA December 11th, 1944. Without knowing his company, or if he was in one of the attachments, it's going to be tough to narrow down details without the IDPF.Your best bet is to wait for the Archives to reopen and add the M-S IDPFs to publicly-availbale documents. Either take the trip to St. Louis to pull the file once it's available, or pay a researcher to pull it (usually around $75ish). There are several trusted researchers available that provide these services.Good luck!SteveSent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67Rally Posted June 25, 2021 Share #3 Posted June 25, 2021 Not a lot of help, but I found these. Dayton Daily News - Wednesday, January 24, 1945: The Dayton Herald - Tuesday, December 11, 1945: The Journal Herald - Saturday, August 21, 1948: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Posted June 25, 2021 Share #4 Posted June 25, 2021 It appears, based on Hospital Admission Card extracts that he was first wounded in October of that year (1944), citing "artillery shell fragments", and then discharge back to duty. There is a second card citing another "battle casualty" with disposition as "died", in December. No specifics on the nature of his wound(s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND173D Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share #5 Posted June 25, 2021 THANKS FOR THE INFO. MAKES YOU WONDER IF THE PHOTO I HAVE WAS THE ONE THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67Rally Posted June 25, 2021 Share #6 Posted June 25, 2021 One more, he must have been KIA in/near Luxembourg. I am making a leap as he may have been initially interred at the American Cemetery there. Dayton Daily News - Tuesday, August 31, 1948: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crotalus358 Posted June 25, 2021 Share #7 Posted June 25, 2021 Also, note that the newspaper cited December 24, 1944, vs. December 11, 1944 on his headstone. This is where the IDPF would definitely help.Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67Rally Posted June 25, 2021 Share #8 Posted June 25, 2021 34 minutes ago, BND173D said: THANKS FOR THE INFO. MAKES YOU WONDER IF THE PHOTO I HAVE WAS THE ONE THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT. Most likely, since that is the photo they provided to the newspapers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznation Posted June 25, 2021 Share #9 Posted June 25, 2021 Source: http://www.90thdivisionassoc.org/afteractionreports/PDF/359thInf/1944/359th GO 44 30.pdf This entry is for when he was wounded in October 1944. I haven't been able to find another entry but I haven't looked through them all. At least you now know what company he belonged to in the 359th Infantry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznation Posted June 25, 2021 Share #10 Posted June 25, 2021 Source: http://www.90thdivisionassoc.org/History/Yardlongs/RegTroops/359th/CoE/359 E DC 778p57.jpg Here's a yard-long photograph of Company E, 359th Infantry. I believe this person looks the most like Everett J. Stanley, which is the soldier in the back row, 12th from the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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