World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Stanley Austin Fields
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Richmond, Virginia
Honored By
Joan Fields Campbell
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED WITH 333RD QUARTERMASTER DEPOT COMPANY ON LEYTE IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. HIS UNIT WAS PREPARING FOR THE INVASION OF JAPAN. PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S DECISION TO USE THE ATOMIC BOMB ENDED THE WAR AND AS A RESULT HE WAS ABLE TO RETURN HOME TO HIS FAMILY.