Oscar Stanley was the son of Silas L. Stanley and Etta L. Reed. He was maried to Lena Mae England.
Died on January 25, 1945, in Belgium
18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium, F, 6, 49
The Birmingham News, March 28, 1945
Killed in Belgium, Lt. Oscar Stanley, husband of the former Lena M. England, Oneida, Tenn., who with her mother, is now residing at 1300 44th Place, North, was killed in action Jan. 25 in Belgium. Lt. Stanley enlisted in February, 1940. Going overseas in July, 1942, he received a battlefield commission in November, 1944. He had been decorated with the Silver Star in Tunisia, and a Cluster to the Silver Star in Sicily. He also held the Combat Infantryman Badge and a presidential Unit Citation. He served with the First Army in Belgium.
- Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Date of birth: 14 February 1918
- Date of death: 25 January 1945
- County: Scott
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XVII, Middle Panel
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