World War II Honoree

Stanley Carl 'Stan' Fast

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Brashear, Missouri

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE ON OCTOBER 8, 1943 AT FORT LEAVENWORTH AT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS. HIS BATTALION SAILED FROM THE HAMPTON ROADS PORT OF EMBARKATION ON FEBRUARY 2, 1944 AND ARRIVED IN ITALY ON FEBRUARY 29, 1944. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH BATTERY B, 601ST FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION. PARTICIPATED IN THE NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, RHINELAND, AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH ‘GERMANY’ CLASP. ALSO AWARDED THE FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM FOR ACTIONS BY HIS BATTALION IN CENTRAL ITALY. HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON MARCH 10, 1946 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.