Stancheff Neill T.

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Neill T. Stancheff is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

740th ''Daredevil'' Tank Battalion Monument

Name:

Neill T. Stancheff

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

15362451

Unit:

740th Tank Battalion

Date of Death:

1945-05-01

State:

Ohio

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA

Plot:

Section 12

Row:

Grave:

Site 5786

Decoration:

American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart

Comments:

Neill T. Stancheff was born on July 13, 1926, in Ohio. He was the son of Peter Stancheff and Charlotte Tunhorst Stancheff. He graduated from North College Hill High School. PFC Stancheff served in the United States Army with the 740th Tank Battalion in World War II. Known as the �Daredevil Tankers�, the 740th was a separate battalion that fought from Utah Beach all the way to the Baltic Sea in support of various divisions of the US war effort.

PFC Stancheff was killed in action on May 1, 1945. He is now buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA.

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