| Name |
Stoops, Merle N. |
| Birth |
1917 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
STOO.M002 |
| _FGRAVE |
56350200 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Private, 32nd Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Division, United States Army [1, 2, 3] |
- Private with the 32nd Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Division. Entered combat on July 9, 1944 and was killed in action on August 3, 1944 in vicinity of Cherence Le Heron, Manche, France. Awarded The Purple Heart Medal posthumously and was otherwise entitled to The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign with one bronze battle star and The WWII Victory Medal. Buried with military honors at Brittany American Cemetery, St. James (Manche), France. Honored also at the WWII Memorial in Flora, Illinois.
(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1903192
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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. … |
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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,… |
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United States Army
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Military Service Ribbons, Stoops, Merle N. (1917-1944)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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World War II
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3rd Armored Division ("Spearhead"), United States Army
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3rd Armored Division ("Spearhead"), United States Army
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32nd Armored Regiment, United States Army
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Mortain, Normandy, France
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Chérencé-le-Héron, Normandy, France
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World War II Honoree, Stoops, Merle N. (1917-1944)
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3 Aug 1944 |
Mortain, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France  [1] |
| Cause: Killed in Action |
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Chérencé-le-Héron, Normandy, France
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Mortain, Normandy, France
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Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France [1] |
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Headstone, Stoops, Merle N. (1917-1944)
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American Battle Monuments Commission - Brittany American Cemetery
The Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial in France covers 28 acres of rolling farm country near the eastern edge of Brittany and contains the remains of 4,404 of our war dead, most of whom lost their lives in the Normandy and Brittany Campaigns of 1944. Along the retaining wall of the memorial terrace are inscribed the names of 500 of the… |
| Person ID |
I43062 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
11 Sep 2023 |
English
1917 - 1944 (27 years)
