World War II Honoree

Stanley Belback

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Duquesne, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Marlene A. 'Belback' Smith

Relationship

Daughter

EARLY INDUCTEE. LANDED ON OMAHA BEACH WITH THE 29TH DIVISION OF THE 115TH INFANTRY, D-DAY 1944. HIS LIFE WAS SPARED WHEN A BULLET SHEARED TWO BEADS FROM THE ROSARIES HE WORE AROUND HIS NECK. SERVED 4 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS AS A STAFF SERGEANT IN THE U.S. ARMY. INVOLVED IN FOUR MAJOR BATTLES AND WAS AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE WITH THREE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, PURPLE HEART WITH ONE OAK LEAF CLUSTER, BRONZE STAR WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH ARROWHEAD AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. WOUNDED ON AUGUST 8, 1944 AND SEPTEMBER 5, 1944. SEPARATED JULY 4, 1945 FROM FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY.