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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Stanley T. Nixon

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Tripp County, South Dakota

Honored By

Alexis Cosson-James

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Activity During WWII

Member of the 636th Tank Destroyer Battalion Reconnaissance Company (linked to the 36TH Division). He was killed during a night patrol near Liri valley on December 12th, 1943, due to shell fragments which injured another soldier too. He was the first Killed in Action of the Recon Company (636th Tank Destroyer Battalion) during the war.