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WAY, Stanley A - Date of
birth
20 August 1919 -
Age
25 -
Place of birth
Newberg, Yamhill County, Oregon -
Hometown
Lexington, Morrow County, Oregon -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39301507 -
Rank
Master Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
Service Company,
743rd Tank Battalion,
Battalion Maintenance Platoon
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 November 1944 - Place of
death
Floes-Herzogenrath, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 20 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
Daniel J. Way (father)
Iva E. (Vinson) Way (mother)
June B. Way (sister)
Maxine Z. Way (sister)
Zelma M. Way (sister)
Joseph D. Way (brother)
Claude E. Way (brother)
Baby Boy Way (brother)
Kenneth M. Way (brother)
Marvin D. Way (brother)
More information
M/Sgt Stanley A. Way enlisted in Portland, Oregon on 18 March 1941.M/Sgt Way was a member of his unit since the activation at Fort Lewis, Washington on 16 May 1942.
At 2.45 am, an enemy airplane dropped several bombs. A direct hit on one of the houses, occupied by Service Company, killing eight men, all members of the Battalion Maintenance Platoon. Seven of these men are buried at Margraten Cemetery, see in the "Related Soldiers" section below.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Stanley Albert Way, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Cooper Family Tree, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 743rd Tank Battalion, http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu - Heppner Gazette Times
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Susan Robison Williams