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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
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
Kellersberg, south of Alsdorf, 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 enisted in Portland, Oregon on 18 March 1941. He was born at Newberg, Oregon and grew to manhood in Lexington, where he graduated from high school. He was among those called in the first draft from Morrow county and had worked up to the rank of master sergeant in the Service Department Tank Corps.At 2.45 am, an enemy airplane dropped several bombs. A direct hit on one of the houses, occupied by Service Company, killed 8 men, all members of Battalion Maintenance Platoon. M/Sgt Way was a member of his unit since the activation in Fort Lewis, Washington on 16 May 1942.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, 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