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STAVROS, Elefterios - Date of
birth
1 December 1918 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Constantinople, Turkey -
Hometown
Westfield, Union County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-526383 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
48th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
31 August 1944 - Place of
death
Tauxières-Mutry, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 45 | 24 |
Immediate family
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Members
Xenophon A. Stavros (father)
Loukia L. Stavros (mother)
Marius Stavros (brother)
More information
2nd Lt Elefterios Stavros graduated from Westfield High School and from Rutgers University.He volunteered for the Army of the United States in May 1943.
On 24 August 1944, Lt Stavros was among the first Allied soldiers to cross the Seine River at Pont Thierry. They were sent to secure an area and build a bridge to allow other Allied units to cross. After crossing, he accompanied the field artillery forward observer, Robert H. Deaderick on his mission to locate a German artillery position. According to Deaderick, their group was fired upon shortly after leaving the town, mortally wounding Lt Stavros in the head and neck. He was evacuated to the 34th Field Hospital where he died a few days later.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, www.7tharmddiv.org
Photo source: www.findagrave - Andy, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - Rutgers University Yearbook 1947 / U.S. High School Yearbooks, Westfield, New Jersey, 1939