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STANFIELD, William Alfred Jr - Date of
birth
30 June 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Blount County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-386136 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
unknown -
Unit
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 March 1945 - Place of
death
East of Wesel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 17 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
William A. Stanfield (father)
Ora H. (Wallace) Stanfield (mother)
Grace I. Stanfield (sister)
Clay Stanfield (brother)
Clarence Stanfield (brother)
Beatrice Stanfield (sister)
More information
On 26 March, the company moved into the attack across a German Superhighway near Wesel, Germany. They moved off, and one platoon was pinned down by fire of German weapons. Some tanks came up and the platoon moved behind the tanks. Lt Arhtur Millman took charge of one group behind a tank and Captain Stanfield took another. They moved off in the face of machine gun, mortar and German bazooka fire. They crossed the superhighway and then crossed an open field. Captain Stanfield was hit and killed instantly.
Source of information: Tom Verheijden, www.abmc.gov, https://etvma.org/veterans/william-a-stanfield-jr-7420/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone Inscription and Interment Record / Family Trees / 1930 Census
Photo source: https://etvma.org/veterans/william-a-stanfield-jr-7420/