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Levin Stanley A.

Name:
Stanley A. Levin
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
33577824
Unit:
375th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-11-16
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines
Plot:
Walls of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:

Stanley A. Levin was born on March 5, 1923 in Pennsylvania. He resided Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army on January 19, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in construction and also as Single, without dependents. Stanley served as a Corporal and Radar Observer on B-24J #44-41451, 375th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

B-24J #44-41451 took off, with a crew of 10 and 1 passenger, from Chengkung, China on a combat sweep over the south China sea. They were last contacted by radio at 0230 hours and reported they were flying near Mengtez, China, over friendly territory. It is unknown what happened to this B-24 however the entire crew was lost on this mission on November 16, 1944. Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until March 18, 1946. His name is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.

Stanley was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov