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PFC Clem Stocks

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Birth	:	13 Oct 1917 Raymond, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	31 Dec 1944
Burial	:	Waterloo Memorial Park Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.4716988, -92.3833008
Description	:	KIA WWII 26th Infantry Regiment 1st Division [Among] Waterloo men Friday were added to the list of those killed in action Pfc. Clem Stocks. Private Stocks, 27, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stocks, 604 Rhey street, was reported killed in action Dec. 31, 1944, in Belgium, in a telegram received by his wife, Fonda, who with her three daughters, Judith, Jacquline and Jane, resides in Lilydale acres. He entered service in March, 1944, trained at Camp Hood, Tex., and went overseas in September. He had seen service in France and Germany. Born Oct. 13, 1917, in Raymond, Ia., he attended school there and moved to... Read More	KIA WWII 26th Infantry Regiment 1st Division [Among] Waterloo men Friday were added to the list of those killed in action Pfc. Clem Stocks. Private Stocks, 27, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stocks, 604 Rhey street, was reported killed in action Dec. 31, 1944, in Belgium, in a telegram received by his wife, Fonda, who with her three daughters, Judith, Jacquline and Jane, resides in Lilydale acres. He entered service in March, 1944, trained at Camp Hood, Tex., and went overseas in September. He had seen service in France and Germany. Born Oct. 13, 1917, in Raymond, Ia., he attended school there and moved to Waterloo with his parents in 1932. On Nov. 5, 1939, he married Fonda Nicholson, of Waterloo, and was employed by the Rath Packing Co. prior to entering service. Surviving besides his parents, wife and three daughters are two brothers, Roy, Lilydale aces, and Carl, at home; also seven sisters, Mrs. Arthur Thompson, Lakeland, Fla., and Mrs. Leonard Bahl, Dora, Della, Myrle, Helen and Mathilda, all at home. ******************************************************** Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Friday, January 19, 1945, Page 1 (photo included) Pfc. Clem Stocks, formerly of Route 6, and husband of Mrs. Fonda Stocks, has been posthumously awarded the Bronze Star for “heroic achievement in connection with military operations against the enemy in Belgium Dec. 31, 1944.” Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Tuesday, September 18, 1945, Page 3 ******************************************************** Three Bodies of War Dead Due Today The bodies of three Waterloo boys will be among the 15 northeast Iowa veterans aboard the United States army transport Robert Burns which is scheduled to dock at New York City today, it was learned here yesterday. [Among] the Waterloo veterans: Pfc. Clem Stocks, next of kin, Mrs. Fonda Mae Stocks of 520 Rhey street. The majority of these dead are being returned from Henri Chapelle military cemetery at Eupen, Belgium. Some are from the cemetery at St. Laurent-sur-Mer, 10 miles west of Bayeux, France. Included in the group are many men who fell on the furious D-Day assault on Omaha beach. The dead will be buried in private or national cemeteries according to the wishes of next-of-kin. [NOTE: The names of the other Iowans have been omitted from this article but appear on their individual webpages within this site.] Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Sunday, November 23, 1947, Page 11

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PFC Clem Stocks's memorial is located at: Waterloo Memorial Park Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, USA.
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PFC Clem Stocks death on 31 Dec 1944 in
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Latitude: 42.4716988
Longitude: -92.3833008

Family Members:

Parent

Richard “Dick” Stocks

(1890 - 1958)

Mable Midget Brown Stocks

(1895 - 1963)

Spouse

Siblings

Roy Stocks

(1916 - 1994)

Dora M Stocks

(1925 - 1983)

Hazel Rose Stocks

(1925 - 1925)

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Coordinate: 42.4716988, -92.3833008

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Coordinate: 42.5107994, -92.3503036

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Coordinate: 42.4839270, -92.2826670

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Coordinate: 42.4838990, -92.2826380

14. Fairview Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.5261002, -92.4602966

15. Faithful Friends Pet Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.5508220, -92.3409370

16. Garden Of Memories
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Coordinate: 42.5515310, -92.3378240

17. Greenwood Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.5404260, -92.4557550

18. Hudson Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3999000, -92.4657200

19. Washburn Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.4139200, -92.2711700

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Coordinate: 42.5625000, -92.4452972

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Coordinate: 42.4166444, -92.5057391

22. Mount Zion Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.5299988, -92.2589035

23. Mount Vernon Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.5847015, -92.3806000

24. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
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