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To the right,
two unknown men. According to veterans
I have interviewed, the soldier on
the right is possibly George Stetz.
According to Edward T. Hopkins, who
served with F Company, 47th Infantry
Regiment, 9th Infantry Division, during
World War II, George Stetz was killed
on the far side of the Ludendorff
Bridge at Remagen, Germany, possibly
around the time the bridge was captured
by American forces in March 1945.
"Both (Stetz) and Ray Schmader
took a dive into a foxhole when some
heavy artillery started pouring in,"
Hopkins said in 1994.
"Stetz and another guy landed
on top of Ray. When the smoke cleared
and Ray pushed his way out of the
hole, both Stetz and the other guy
were dead."
Starlin Harry Hughes, Vincent Z. Whaley's
grandfather, served with the 47th
"Raiders" Infantry Regiment
in the 9th "Octofoil" Infantry
Division during World War II. Hughes
served in seven of the 9th Infantry
Division's eight campaigns.
Following my grandfather's death on
June 11, 1994 — exactly 50 years
to the day when he stepped ashore
Utah Beach in Normandy, France —
I began researching his wartime steps
and interviewing veterans for a book
on the 9th Infantry Division during
World War II.
While my grandfather could never speak
of his role in the Second World War,
I sent copies from his photo collection
during the war to several veterans
in the hopes they could help me identify
the men in the pictures.
I am still attempting to identify
the men in the following photographs
and obtain more information about
their relationships with my late grandfather,
Starlin H. Hughes.
If you or your family recognize any
of the men in these photographs, please
contact Vincent Z. Whaley at tributes@whaley-computer-consulting.com.
Thank you!
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