World War II Honoree

Stanley V. Bade

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Kankakee, Illinois

Honored By

MPHS

CAPTURED BY THE GERMANS DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BUGLE AT ST. VITH ON 18 DECEMBER 1944. WAS A PRISONER OF WAR AT STALAG 9B NEAR FRANKFURT FOR 4 MONTHS BEFORE LIBERATION. HE ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY IN OCTOBER 1943 AND DID HIS BASIC TRAINING AT CAMPS BLANDING, ATTERBURY AND MCCOY. SERVED AS AN INFANTRY MORTARMAN WITH COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 423RD INFANTRY REGIMENT, 106TH INFANTRY DIVISION. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH 3 BATTLE STARS, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE. DISCHARGED FROM SERVICE 05 DECEMBER 1945 AT CAMP GRANT, ILLINOIS.