PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JOSEPH STANKUS, 31256194 KIA

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JOSEPH STANKUS, 31256194 KIA US Army. Private Stankus attended Moody School and Haverhill High School. Before entering the service on November 20, 1942, he was employed at the Bradford Hat Shop. He was assigned to Fort Meade, Md., for his training, and shipped overseas on June 19, 1944, landing in Italy where he saw much action with the "Rangers." Private Stankus was slightly wounded in France on October 31, 1944, but returned to duty and was again wounded in Germany. He served He served in Company C, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He was listed as missing in action on April 5, 1945 and officially declared dead, May 28, 1945. His chaplain wrote the family that he was killed during a heavy artillery barrage on a small German village. He leaves his father, Anthony Stankus, 303 River St., two sisters, and three brothers.

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JOSEPH STANKUS, 31256194 KIA US Army. Private Stankus attended Moody School and Haverhill High School. Before entering the service on November 20, 1942, he was employed at the Bradford Hat Shop. He was assigned to Fort Meade, Md., for his training, and shipped overseas on June 19, 1944, landing in Italy where he saw much action with the “Rangers.” Private Stankus was slightly wounded in France on October 31, 1944, but returned to duty and was again wounded in Germany. He served He served in Company C, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He was listed as missing in action on April 5, 1945 and officially declared dead, May 28, 1945. His chaplain wrote the family that he was killed during a heavy artillery barrage on a small German village. He leaves his father, Anthony Stankus, 303 River St., two sisters, and three brothers.

1- Haverhill Massachusetts – Haverhill  in World War Two