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First Name: Richard

Last Name: Stansell

Birthplace: Plainview, TX, USA

Gender: Male

Branch: Army (1784 - present)



Home of Record: Littlefield, TX
Middle Name: N.



Date of Birth: 15 August 1918

Date of Death: 19 January 1985

Rank: Sergeant

Years Served:
Richard Napoleon Stansell
'Dick'

   
Engagements:
•  World War II (1941 - 1945)

Biography:

Richard Napoleon Stansell

Sergeant, U. S. Army

Silver Star

Headquarters, 36th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 70 (1944)
(UNCONFIRMED – Citation Needed): Richard N. Stansell, United States Army, is reported to have been awarded the Silver Star under the below-listed General Orders for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 36th Infantry Division during World War II.
The War Department made a press release about the awarded Silver Star in SIS press release A-382.



Origin of Nickname/Handle:

Texas Exceptional Gallantry
added by drjones46 on 6/29/2025.

Honoree ID: 338692   Created by: drjones46

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