Stocks Clem

Monuments

First Division - Butgenbach (Bullingen)

Name:

Clem Stocks

Rank:

Private First Class

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Unit:

26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1944-12-31

State:

Iowa

Cemetery:

Waterloo Memorial Park Cemetery, Iowa

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Clem Stocks was born on October 13, 1917. 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. Clem entered service in March, 1944, trained at Camp Hood, Tex., and went overseas in September. He had seen service in France and Germany. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private First Class in the 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action on December 31, 1944 at the age of 27 and is now buried in Waterloo Memorial Park Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA.