Stanley, Clifford W.

1915 - 2003  (88 years)

• Name	Stanley, Clifford W.
  Birth	1 Oct 1915  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	STAN.C029
  _FGRAVE	48531451
  Military Service	World War II, Staff Sergeant, United States Army Air Forces  [1, 2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on 10 March 1942 at Scott Field, Illinois. Trained as an airplane maintenance technician (750) and departed the Continental U.S. on 9 May 1942 bound for the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations. Served with a 7th Air Force unit in the Western Pacific Campaign. Awarded The Soldiers Medal, The Good Conduct Medal, The American Campaign Medal, The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 bronze battle star and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorable discharge from the 2nd Air Base Operation Section as a Staff Sergeant on 18 September 1945 at Fort Logan, Colorado. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1933274
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		Seventh Air Force, United States Pacific Air Forces
  		Staff Sergeant (abbreviated as S/Sgt.), United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Stanley, Clifford W. (1915-2003) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Soldier's Medal, United States Army
  		Soldier's Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Stanley, Clifford W. (1915-2003)
  Death	20 Oct 2003  [1]
  Burial	Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Stanley, Clifford W.
  		Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colorado
  		Headstone, Stanley, Clifford W.
  Person ID	I34548	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Weidner - Schnautz Joseph R. Weidner and Philabena Eula Schnautz Descendants
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Stanley, Walter Payton,   b. 1886   d. 1955 (Age 69 years)
  Mother	VanHouten, Catherine E. 'Katie',   b. 1887   d. 1975 (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3, 4]
  Family ID	F8880	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Weidner, Bonita,   b. 20 Nov 1927, Illinois d. 1 Nov 2014, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F13428	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S10811] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Stanley, Clifford W., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48531451/clifford-w-stanley), none. (Reliability: 2). [S10619] World War II Honoree, Clifford W. Stanley, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1933274) (Reliability: 2). [S5222] Obituary, Stanford, Mildred, 91, none. (Reliability: 2). [S5391] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Stanley, Kate E. and Walter P., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21703571/walter-payton-stanley), none. (Reliability: 2).