Lockwood, Stanley R.
Birth
Stanley was born in 1916 at Albany, NY, a son of Samuel and Sophronia Lockwood. Before 1925, his family removed to Westerlo.
Marriage and Children
Stanley was single when he enlisted in the 28th Infantry, 8th Division of the Army on April 9, 1941 at Albany, NY
Occupation
Stanley formerly worked on road construction in Westerlo
Military Service
"We invaded, and landed on the beaches of Normandy. That is where Stanley Lockwood was wounded. He recovered and went back into action and became a technical sergeant." (Recollections in an article entitled "Thurman Bishop's tour Respecting the graves of fallen soldiers," by Melissa Hale-Spencer.)
Death
"In 1945, they were storming a hill in Germany, and his unit came under heavy artillery and machine gun fire. Stanley Lockwood told his men, 'You stay in your fox holes...I'll take care of it.' You can picture it as he ran up with guns blazing---maybe to throw a hand grenade to wipe out the German post...He got killed, and was buried here, with full military honors. (Recollections in an article entitled "Thurman Bishop's tour Respecting the graves of fallen soldiers," by Melissa Hale-Spencer. Stanley was killed in action on April 4, 1945. He was buried at the Westerlo Central Cemetery in Westerlo, Albany Co., NY
Additional Media
Altamont Enterprise, Friday, May 4, 1945
So. Westerlo Soldier Is Killed In Germany,
Family Told Of Death Of T. Sgt. Stanley Lockwood, In Service Past Four Years
T. Sergeant Stanley Lockwood of South Westerlo was killed in action in Germany on April 4th, his family has been notified by the War Department. Sgt. Lockwood had been in the 28th Infantry, 8th Division, for four years. He had been overseas for the past 16 months. He was wounded in the Normandy invasion and hospitalized for three months before returning to service. He had been awarded the Purple Heart. Sgt. Lockwood is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lockwood; five sisters; Mrs. Anthony Burton; Mrs. Harvey Willsey, Mrs. Stanley Furman, Mrs. Fred McCafferty, Mrs. Floyd Dekert, and three brothers, Horace, Elliot and Gordon Lockwood.
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