Stancil World War II Veterans
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James Walter Sweesy Air Force, LtCol Born Nov. 9, 1920 Foxburg, Clarion, PA Died Aug. 7, 1971 Goldsboro, NC; Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, DC Married to Rose Marie Stancil, daughter of Thomas Emmette Stancil, granddaughter of George Ira Stancil |
James Orville Stancil Marine Corps, Platoon sergeant Born Oct. 10, 1921 Kenly, Johnston, NC Died Sept. 23, 2014 Virginia Beach, VA; Buried in Rosewood Memorial Park, Virginia Beach, VA Son of Oscar and Mamie Hocutt Stancil, grandson of Henry Stancil |
Henry Rudolph Stancil Navy Born Sept. 17, 1924 Kenly, Johnston, NC Died Dec. 4, 1993 Clifton Forge, Va. Sent to Rhode Island at the same time his brother James Orville was there with the Marines. He was stationed aboard a PT boat in the Pacific theater. Son of Oscar and Mamie Hocutt Stancil, grandson of Henry Stancil. |
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John Frederick Hill National Guard & Marine Corps Born May 20, 1922 Beulah, Johnston, NC Died May 10, 1973 Clinton, Sampson, NC; Buried in Harrells Cemetery, Harrells, NC Son of John Fletcher and Bertha Sasser Hill, grandson of Tempy Ann Stancil. |
George Guy Stancil Army National Guard, Technical sergeant Born Oct. 23, 1911 Johnston County, NC Died Feb. 25, 1986 Honolulu, Hawaii Enlisted Oct. 15, 1940, and was sent to Hawaii. He fell in love with Frances Louis DeMella, they married and he was released from the Army and stayed in Hawaii. Son of Oscar Stancil, grandson of Henry. |
George Ira Stancil Jr. Navy Born Nov. 6, 1920 Beulah, Johnston County, NC Died Feb. 8, 1995 Kenly, Johnston, NC; Buried in Holly Springs Free Will Baptist Church, Kenly, NC Served from Dec. 10, 1940 to 1963 Son of George Ira Stancil |
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William Carl Stancil Army, 2nd Lt Born Sept. 9, 1915 Johnston, NC Died Dec. 14, 1979 Fayetteville, Cumberland, NC; Buried in Lafayette Memorial Park, Fayetteville, NC Son of Harvey Stancil |
Navy Born May 7, 1924 Johnston County, NC Died Oct. 13, 1944, on USS Franklin, South Pacific Served from May 1941 to Oct. 13, 1944. Died in South Pacific and has a monument at Fort William McKinley, Manila, The Philippines. The piece of the Japanese aircraft that killed Harold on the USS Franklin in 1944 is in the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum exhibit in Charleston, S.C. Hale Ralph Stancil toured it and saw the piece that killed Harold.
Son of George Ira Stancil |
Henry 'Ed' Edward Wallace Air Force Born June 17, 1920 Philadelphia, Pa. Died Nov. 23, 2013 Newport News, Va. Joined May 13, 1941, at Fort Bragg, NC. Ed was trained to be a bomber pilot. He was shot down in 1943 during bombing raids over Germany. Ed taken as a prisoner of War. He was released in 1945 after 14 months and the when the Allied Forces were victorious. Husband of Irene Pittman, daughter of Gertrude Stancil, granddaughter of Harvey Stancil. |
Joseph "Joe" Downing Stancil Marine Corps, Merchant Marines, Able Seaman Born July 31, 1924 Wayne, NC Died Jan. 27, 2000 Wilson, NC Enlisted into Marine Corps on Aug. 13, 1941. Served through July 7, 1942. Joined Merchant Marines June 30, 1944 and served through Sept. 26, 1946. Served on:
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"Tom" Eldred Francis Deans Navy, MM1 Born March 31, 1918 Wilson County, NC Died July 18, 1998 Wilson, NC; Buried at Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson, NC Enlisted Jan. 9, 1942, at Fort Bragg, NC. Was MM1. Had one year of high school. Husband of Myrtie Hill, daughter of James Clarence Hill, son of Tempy Ann Stancil Hill |
Army & Air Force Born Nov. 5, 1914 Philadelphia, Pa. Died Dec. 19, 1998 Wilson, NC Enlisted Jan. 22, 1942, at Fort George G. Mead, Md. Later transferred to Air Force. Was a mechanic and a navigator in the service. His plane crashed in France after he was married. |
Earney Whitehurst Cayton Born Oct. 17, 1913 North Carolina Died June 28, 2006; Wilson, NC; Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Wilson, NC Enlisted Feb. 7, 1942 Husband of Emma Lee Godwin, daughter of Bessie Stancil, granddaughter of Henry Stancil |
Fletcher Blythe Hales Army, TEC5 Born Sept. 18, 1918 Wilson, NC Died June 21, 2006 Kenly, Johnston, NC; Buried in Batten Family Cemetery, Micro, Johnston, NC Enlisted March 4, 1942, at Fort Bragg, NC. He had completed Grammar School. Son of Delphia Pearl Hill and James Perry Hales Sr., grandson of Tempy Ann Stancil Hill. |
Army, Master Sergeant Born March 10, 1917 Johnston, NC Died Sept. 9, 1973 Johnston, NC; Buried in Fred Hill Cemetery, Kenly, Johnston, NC Drafted and served from March 4, 1942, to Dec. 23, 1945. Enlisted at Fort Bragg, NC, on March 4, 1942, completed grammar school, occupation: Automobile Serviceman. After basic training at Fort Bragg he was sent to the Armored Cavalry Regiment at Camp Polk, La. There he learned to drive a tank and became a tank driver for the Army. Jim was stationed in Germany. He spent almost four years in the Army. His awards:
Husband of Dorothy June Hill. Son of Millard and Ziphia Hill, grandson of Tempy Ann. |
Leon Daughtridge Hales Army Born March 12, 1920 Kenly, Johnston, NC Died April 23, 1984 Riverside Hospital, Newport News, Isle of Wright, Va.; Buried in Saint Luke’s Cemetery, Smithfield, VA Enlisted at Fort Bragg, NC, on March 30, 1942. He completed grammar school. Son of Delphia Pearl Hill and James Perry Hales Sr. Grandson of Tempy Ann Stancil. |
Paul Douglas Creech Army Born Dec. 12, 1921 Selma, Johnston, NC Died July 7, 1997 Norfolk, VA; Buried in Selma Memorial Gardens, Selma, Johnston, NC Enlisted at Fort Bragg, NC, on Sept. 15, 1942. He completed grammar school. Son of Lillian Stancil Creech. |
George Garland Stancil Born June 6, 1918 Beulah, Johnston, NC Died Oct. 24, 2010 Durham, NC; Buried in Antioch Baptist Cemetery, Johnston, NC Served in the Army from Oct. 12, 1942, to December 1945. Drafted Oct. 12, 1942, spent three days at Fort Bragg, NC. Was sent by troop train to Camp White, near Medford, Ore., for basic training. Camp White was dedicated on Sept. 15, 1942, and deactivated April 1946. Garland was part of the 91st Infantry Division. Garland spent 11 months in training. Garland rode a troop train to Fort Patrick Henry in Virginia. Enlisted for the war Nov. 25, 1942, at Fort Bragg. He was sent to Oran, Algeria, North Africa. He suffered a foot injury and had surgery to remove a piece of bone before meeting up with his division in Italy. Garland spent 14 months in Italy and marched from Naples to the Switzerland border. Garland was in Italy until 1944 when he was sent to France where 4,500 U.S. prisoners were housed. Garland was in charge of maintenance. He had a staff of 100 German prisoners kept the place running. His tour of duty was up in December of 1945. He returned to the U.S. by ship to Fort Patrick Henry and rode a troop train to Fort Bragg. He hired a car for $35 to take him to wife Doris' house in Johnston County. Married to Doris, son of Harvey Stancil. |
James "Jimmy" Harding Stancil Merchant Marines, Lieutenant Born June 20, 1921 Kenly, Johnston, NC Died Feb. 18, 2009 Chattanooga, TN; Buried in Chattanooga Memorial Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN Served from Oct. 19, 1942 to May 1946. He served all over the Atlantic, North Sea and South America. For more on Jimmy's military career, go to http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ |
Needom Ralph Creech Army TEC5, Quartermaster Corps Born Oct. 1, 1918 Micro, Johnston, NC Died May 17, 2003 Durham, NC; Buried in Selma Memorial Gardens, Selma, Johnston, NC Enlisted in the Army on Nov. 21, 1942, at Fort Bragg, NC. Married Ila Stancil on Dec. 1, 1955, in Dillon, SC. Ila was the youngest daughter of Henry Stancil. |
Willard Levi Burgess Navy, PHM2 Born Dec. 14, 1923 Corinth, Alcorn, MS Died Oct. 22, 1988 Broward, FL; Buried in Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN Husband of Gloria Maxine Stancil Burgess Woods, daughter of Leumos Waverly Stancil (Josiah Branch) |
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Thomas Emmette Stancil Jr. Navy, S1C Born Dec. 15, 1924 Kenly, Johnston, NC Died May 23, 1980 Johnston, NC; Buried in Holly Springs Free Will Baptist Cemetery, Kenly, Johnston, NC Served from Dec. 8, 1942 to summer 1944. Son of Thomas Emmette Stancil, grandson of George Ira Stancil |
Coast Guard & Army, CW2 Born Oct. 15, 1926 Johnston County, NC Died April 14, 1988 Durham, NC Served in Coast Guard for four years from 1942 to 1946. Joined Army in 1947 at Fort Bragg, NC. Served during Korean War and two tours in Vietnam. He was a tug boat pilot and licensed harbor pilot. Participated in the testing of the "H" bomb. Retired from Army in June 1972 after 28 years of service. Received several medals while in service, including the Army Commendation Medal for Valor and Bronze Star for Valor. Husband of Margaret Pope, son of Preston Hill, grandson of Tempy Ann Stancil Hill. |
Freeman Durward Stancil Army Born Oct. 11, 1914 Middlesex, Johnston, NC Died April 25, 1998 Wilson, NC; Buried in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Wilson, NC Enlisted Jan. 23, 1943, at Fort Bragg, NC. He graduated from high school and his listed occupation was motorcyclist. Durward scored exceptional well on the electronic tests taken. He was selected to go to Chicago as the military was being built up. When the Marines built their base at Cherry Point, NC, Durward was sent there. Durward transferred from the Army to the Marine Corp Son of Freeman Elbert Stancil, grandson of Samuel Stancil |
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Javis "Ras" Godfrey Hill Army, corporal Born Nov. 18, 1922 Johnston, NC Died April 15, 1999 Kenly, NC; Buried in New Jerusalem Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery, Kenly, NC Enlisted Jan. 25, 1943, at Fort Bragg, NC. He completed grammar school, occupation: Automobile Serviceman. Son of William Moses Hill and Carolyn Frances Stancil, grandson of Tempy Ann Stancil. |
Navy, Signalman second class Born Sept. 6, 1924 Placerville, CA Died Dec. 29, 2010 Stockton, San Joaquin, CA; Buried in Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery, Georgetown, El Dorado, CA Entered service April 2, 1943. Served as Signalman Second Class US Navy. Discharged Feb. 4, 1946. Served NTS Faragut, Idaho for five weeks, then onto USNB Navy 3505. Stationed at Owendi Island in the South Pacific. Received Victory Ribbon, American Area, Asiatic Pacific 2 stars, points Husband of Betty Stancil, daughter of Harry Lester Stancil Sr. |
Nelson Whitfield Furr Army, Private Born May 18, 1924 Waynesboro, Va. Died July 22, 1981 Hampton, VA; Buried in Parklawn Memorial Park, Hampton, VA Husband of Dorothy Clell Hales, daughter of Delphia Pearl Hill and James Perry Hales. (Tempy Ann) |
"Tom" Worth Hayes Stancil Army, private Born May 16, 1924 Kenly, Johnston, NC Died Dec. 28, 1985 Manassas, VA; Buried in Holland and Bass Cemetery, Pinkney, Wayne, NC Enlisted July 26, 1943 in Fort Bragg, NC Son of William Arthur Stancil Sr., grandson of John Archer Stancil
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Lloyd Thomas Sellers Born Oct. 13, 1924 Kenly, Johnston, NC Died July 28, 2018 Spring Hill, FL Enlisted July 26, 1943 in Fort Bragg, NC, and received an honorable discharge on Jan. 24, 1946. He was a member of Company B 710th tank battalion. He drove a truck. Served in Guam, Leyte, Okinawa. He was awarded 4 bronze service stars. Lloyd T. Sellers is the father of Margaret 'Marty' Loy Sellers. (John Archer/William Arthur/Margaret) |
Paul Edwin Stancil Merchant Marines Born Nov. 8, 1923 Kenly, Johnston, NC Died Aug. 29, 2020 Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN; Buried in Chattanooga Memorial Park, Chattanooga, TN Served September 1943 to 1948 Son of Leumos Waverly Stancil, grandson of Josiah Stancil |
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Harold Stancil Coast Guard & Army Born June 25, 1925 Nash, NC Died March 24, 2011 Marietta, GA; buried in Marietta National Cemetery (SECTION D, PLOT 2862-E), Marietta, Cobb, GA Served from September 1943 to August 1953 in Coast Guard. Drafted into the Army in 1953 as a Mess sergeant. Son of Leumos Waverly Stancil, grandson of Josiah Stancil |
Lawrence E. House Marine Corps, Pfc. Born Feb. 15, 1921 Wake, NC Died Aug. 9, 1997 Greensboro, Guilford, NC; Buried in Westminster Gardens, Greensboro, Guilford County, NC Served from November 1943 to March 6, 1946, with the 2nd Marine Division of the 6th Marines. Basic training at Parris Island, S.C. Was a machine gunner and sharpshooter, seeing action in Saipan and Tinia. In September 1945, he was in Nagasaki, Japan and Kyoto, Japan during the Occupation of Japan. The Marines asked him to stay in the service and attend Officer Training School, but declined. Was honorably discharged March 6, 1946. Married Reba March 16, 1946. Husband of Reba, daughter of Delanie, granddaughter of George Ira Stancil |
William "Bill" Arthur Stancil Jr. Army, Pvt. Born Aug. 8, 1925 Kenly, Johnston, NC Died April 16, 2003, Fairfax, Va.; Buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Fremont, N.C. Enlisted Nov. 23, 1943, in Fort Bragg, N.C. Worked on farm before enlisting. Army, Pvt. in Company F 260th infantry regiment 65th Division. trained as a cook. Served in Europe. Received an EAME (European-African-Middle Eastern) Campaign Medal and two bronze stars. Son of William Arthur Stancil Sr., grandson of John Archer Stancil
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Joseph "Joe" Elijah Stancil Sr. Navy Born Dec. 16, 1925, Letart, Mason, West Virginia Died June 26, 2018 Placerville, CA Son of Harry Lester Stancil Sr. and "Laura" Eleanor Christine Eyler Sayre Stancil Bishop.
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Elmer Leon Godwin Army, Sergeant Born March 11, 1924 Johnston, NC Died Feb. 9, 1998, Wilson, N.C.; Buried at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Wilson, N.C. Enlisted May 25, 1944. He completed grammar school and was in the automotive service business before the Army. He served in France where he met and married Dolly Jacqueline Vella. Son of Bessie Stancil and James Marvin Godwin, grandson of Henry Stancil. |
Paul Grady "PG" Hill Army Born Sept. 24, 1924 Died May 9, 2001 Kenly, NC; Buried at New Jerusalem Church, Kenly, NC Enlisted Aug. 28, 1944, at Fort Bragg, NC. Completed grammar school, occupation: Automobile serviceman. Served with Gen. Alexander McCarrell “Sandy” Patch in the 7th Army, which invaded southern France. Paul was wounded in the arm, near Nuremberg, Germany, awarded the Purple Heart and sent back to the states to recuperate. Son of William Moses Hill and Carolyn Frances Stancil. Grandson of Tempy Ann Stancil. |
Willard Grover Creech Army, Pvt Born April 1, 1926 Kenly, Johnston, NC Died Jan. 20, 2022 Selma Memorial Gardens, Selma, NC Married Ruby Irene Stancil, daughter of Oscar Stancil and Mamie Hocutt, granddaughter of Henry Stancil. |
Jerome Clinton Kelly Army Born June 9, 1916 Panther Branch Township, Wayne, NC Died March 21, 1968 Chapel Hill, Orange, NC; Buried in Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh, NC Enlisted Oct. 16, 1944, at Fort Bragg, NC. Served in 9201st Technical Service Unit Transportation Corps Military Police Detachment #13. Discharged Dec. 10, 1945. Husband of Mildred Ruth Stancil, daughter of Lonnie Stancil, granddaughter of Samuel Stancil. |
Bardin Jefferson "B.J." Bunn Jr. Army, TEC 4 Born March 16, 1927 Wilson, NC Died July 27, 2006 Wilson, NC; Buried at Marsh Swamp Church Cemetery, Wilson, NC Joined June 27, 1945, at Fort Bragg, NC, and served in Germany. Husband of Velma Hill, son-in-law of James Clarence Hill |
Army, corporal Born Oct. 3, 1924 Died Jan. 7, 2000 Kenly, NC; Buried at Bethany Church Cemetery, Kenly, NC Enlisted Nov. 28, 1945, at Camp McCoy, Sparta, Wisconsin for one year. He guarded prisoners in Wisconsin. Jimmy wore his Army uniform when he and Alice were married on Dec. 31, 1945. Husband of Alice Stancil Price, daughter of Ronia Hill and Stephen Stancil, granddaughter of Tempy Ann Stancil |
Thomas Ruffin Stancil Navy Born Nov. 3, 1915 Smithfield, NC Died Dec. 3, 2007 Grayling, Mich. Served in the Pacific. Prior to joining the Navy he wired tanks for the military in Detroit. Son of Walter Greene Stancil, grandson of Henry Stancil. |
Glenn Warren Stancil Army, Pfc Born Nov. 30, 1924 Johnston County, NC Died Oct. 27, 2008 Johnston County, NC; Buried at Center Ridge Presbyterian Church cemetery, Kenly, Johnston County, NC Enlisted Nov 25, 1945, at Camp Pickett at Blackstone, Va. Was a one-year assignment upon enlistment. Son of Alvin Stancil |
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Floyd Everette Hales Army Born Aug. 20, 1927 Kenly, Johnston, NC Died Feb. 9, 1980 Wilson, NC; Buried in Kenly Cemetery, Kenly, Johnston, NC Enlisted Dec. 17, 1945, at Fort Bragg, NC. He had completed four years of high school. His civilian occupation: Petroleum Storage Tech or Welder. He was discharged on Nov. 10, 1946. Son of Delphia Pearl Hill and James Perry Hales Sr. Grandson of Tempy Ann Stancil. |
"Jimmy" Donald Eugene Renfrow Army Pvt & Air Force, Ssgt Born Nov. 8, 1927 Wilson, NC Died June 22, 2017 Langdon, NH; Buried in Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Agawam, Hampden County, MA Drafted January 1946. He passed the second physical and was sent to Fort Bragg. He joined the Army Air Corps. Jimmy transferred from the Army to the Air Force in 1947 when it was created. The Air Force asked for volunteers to attend cooking school. Son of James Graydon Renfrow and Celia Rachel Stancil, grandson of George Ira Stancil |
Winifred Hill Hales Army, Pvt Born Aug. 13, 1925 Smithfield, Johnston County, NC Died Aug. 4, 1960 Kenly, NC; Buried in Kenly Cemetery, Kenly, NC Enlisted April 22, 1946, at Fort Bragg, NC. He completed one year of high school. Son of Delphia Pearl Hill and James Perry Hales Sr., grandson of Tempy Ann Stancil. |
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Joan Sweetland Stancil Army Born July 3, 1921 Orient, SD Died Aug. 23, 1999 Placer, CA Served in the Army. She was a First Lieutenant. Joanne was an RN and was assigned to hospitals in Italy, Egypt and Africa. First wife of Joe Stancil Sr., son of Harry Lester Stancil Jr., grandson of Harry Lester Sr. and great-grandson of Josiah Stancil |
Robert "Bob" Ernest Dennison
Kenneth Wesley Collins
Jimmie Robert Price
