Rank and Name, Seaman Second Class Stoy Kay Alexander.
Unit/Placed in, Tank Landing Ship USS-16, Seaman on a LCVP (Higgins) United States Coast Guard.
Stoy is born on 6 July 1925 in Alta Vista, Wabaunsee County, Kansas.
Father, Stoy Bruce Alexander.
Mother, Cora Mae (Peck) Alexander.
Brother(s), Ernest, Everett and Donald Jay Alexander.
Stoy enlisted the service in Kansas with service number # 7016402.
Stoy was KIA when they launched the LCVP #1 to pick up casualties on Omaha Beach for return to LST-16, but it struck a mine an route and sank on 8 June 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal.
Stoy is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.
Thanks to, https://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160016.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_LST-16
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G2R1-WNG
Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
WW2 Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Medals Forum, https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
WordPress en/of Wooncommerce oplossingen, https://www.siteklusjes.nl/
Military Recovery, https://www.dpaa.mil/
