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Marine Cpl Stanley Nowak, Jr. (Stats).
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Casualty Info
Home Town North Tonawanda
Last Address North Tonawanda, NY
Casualty Date Jun 11, 1951
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Korea, North
Conflict Korean War
Location of Interment Elmlawn Cemetery - Town of Tonawanda, New York
Wall/Plot Coordinates Evergreen Section D Lot 203 Northwest Grave
Best Moment On 15 August 1945 (14 August North America date) Japan announced it's surrender and the surrender documents were signed aboard the battleship U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945.
Other Memories On 6 Nov 1945 dad graduated boot camp and was transferred to MB U.S. Naval Supply Depot, Bayonne, NJ.
On 2 Feb 1946 dad was transferred to 2nd Bn, 1st Special Marine Brigade, MB Quantico, VA.