World War II Honoree

Stanley Armour Dunham

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Wichita, Kansas

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

INDUCTED INTO MILITARY SERVICE AT FORT LEAVENWORTH AT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS ON JANUARY 15, 1942. SERVED ABOUT 18 MONTHS IN THE AMERICAN THEATER INCLUDING WITH THE 1802ND ORDNANCE MEDIUM MAINTENANCE COMPANY, AVIATION, STATIONED AT BAER FIELD AT FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. TRANSFERRED TO THE 1830TH ORDNANCE SUPPLY AND MAINTENANCE COMPANY, AVIATION, IN MARCH, 1943. HIS UNIT SHIPPED OUT TO ENGLAND ABOARD THE RMS MAURETANIA IN OCTOBER, 1943. SERVED AS A SUPPLY SERGEANT IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE 1830TH ORDNANCE SUPPLY AND MAINTENANCE COMPANY, AVIATION. STATIONED AT RAF STONEY CROSS, ENGLAND WITH THE ARMY AIR FORCES WHEN THE D-DAY NORMANDY INVASION BEGAN. HIS COMPANY SUPPORTED THE NINTH AIR FORCE AS IT PREPARED FOR THE INVASION. SIX WEEKS AFTER THE INVASION BEGAN, HIS UNIT MOVED FROM A STAGING AREA AT SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND ACROSS THE CHANNEL AND LANDED IN FRANCE. HIS COMPANY SERVICED A NUMBER OF AIRFIELDS AS THE ALLIES PUSHED FORWARD ACROSS FRANCE, INCLUDING BRUCHEVILLE (A-6), SAINT-JEAN-DE-DAYE, CRICQUEVILLE (A-2), PERAY (A-44), CLASTRES (A-71), JUVINCOURT (A-68), AND SAINT-DIZIER-L’EVEQUE (A-64). ON APRIL 7, 1945, ABOUT ONE MONTH BEFORE GERMANY UNCONDITIONALLY SURRENDERED AND THE ALLIED VICTORY IN EUROPE (V-E DAY) WAS DECLARED, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE INFANTRY. PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY, AND NORTHERN FRANCE CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A SERGEANT AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.