World War II Honoree

Stanley Andrew Ansman

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Glen White, Pennsylvania

Honored By

A Grateful American

ENTERED THE SERVICE MARCH 17, 1941, UNDER THE SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT AND TRAINED IN FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MARYLAND AND CAMP BLANDING, FLORIDA. HE EMBARKED FROM THE STATES AUGUST 6, 1942 ABOARD THE BRAZIL AND PARTICIPATED IN THE VERY EARLY CAMPAIGNS OF THE WAR INCLUDING ALGERIA, FRENCH MOROCCO, NAPLES-FOGGIA, NORTH APENNINES, PO VALLEY, ROME-ARNO, SICILY AND TUNISIA. RETURNING TO THE STATES, HE WAS FLOWN FROM ITALY ON A B-17 AIRCRAFT TO AFRICA AND FROM THERE TO MIAMI, FLORIDA, ABOARD A C-54 AIRCRAFT. HE SERVED WITH THE MEDICAL CORPS AND WAS DISCHARGED JULY 2, 1945 IN FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY.