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HARLAN, Stanley Valentine - Date of
birth
2 February 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Ross Township, Franklin County, Iowa -
Hometown
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37696253 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Medical Aidman -
Unit
Medical Detachment,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 January 1945 - Place of
death
Medernach, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 12 | 55 |
Immediate family
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Members
Claude W. Harlan (father)
Ivy L. (Stilson) Harlan (mother)
Marjorie M. (Castle) Harlan (wife)
Connie Harlan (daughter)
More information
Pvt Stanley V. Harlan was a machine operator.He was married to Marjorie Castle on 14 February 1941.
Pvt Harlan enlisted at Camp Dodge, Iowa on 27 April 1944 and was sent overseas in October 1944.
He received wounds in France that required hospitalization. After recovering the returned to his unit.
He was awarded the bronze Star Medal posthumously for heroic achievement as a medical aidman with a patrol sent out to destroy an enemy machine gun nest. One of the pictures shows his wife receiving his medal.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.wwiimemorial.com – Margie M. Dodson, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Dodson Family Tree, Morning Reports of the 80th Inf Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com – Larry Brown, They Speak: Voices of Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery