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Lee Powell Staley

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Lee Powell Staley Veteran

Birth
Grass Creek, Summit County, Utah, USA
Death
28 Feb 1945 (aged 24)
France
Burial
Coalville, Summit County, Utah, USA Add to Map
Plot
D_10_2_3
Memorial ID
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TEC 5 Lee Powell Staley
Lee Powell Staley, a son of Claude Solomon and Sybil Mellissa Powel Staley, was born on May 18, 1920 in Grass Creek, Utah. His family moved to Upton and he attended North Summit High School and then worked in the Union Pacific mines in Superior, Wyoming He entered the army January 8, 1942. After finishing basic training, he fought in North Africa and the Italian campaign. He was then assigned to the 274th Infantry Regiment when it arrived in France.
T/5 Staley was fighting in the Alsace-Lorraine (Battle of the Bulge occurred here) area of France when he was killed on February 18, 1945. His body was returned home and he was buried in the Coalville, Utah cemetery.
At the time of his death, he was survived by his parents, two sisters, Mary June and Carol Jean; and three brothers; Floyd Powell, Blair, and Darrell.
Contributor: R H (47604501)

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TEC 5 Lee Powell Staley
Lee Powell Staley, a son of Claude Solomon and Sybil Mellissa Powel Staley, was born on May 18, 1920 in Grass Creek, Utah. His family moved to Upton and he attended North Summit High School and then worked in the Union Pacific mines in Superior, Wyoming He entered the army January 8, 1942. After finishing basic training, he fought in North Africa and the Italian campaign. He was then assigned to the 274th Infantry Regiment when it arrived in France.
T/5 Staley was fighting in the Alsace-Lorraine (Battle of the Bulge occurred here) area of France when he was killed on February 18, 1945. His body was returned home and he was buried in the Coalville, Utah cemetery.
At the time of his death, he was survived by his parents, two sisters, Mary June and Carol Jean; and three brothers; Floyd Powell, Blair, and Darrell.
Contributor: R H (47604501)

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