DeKalb County Indiana Obituary
Stanley Waggoner
Contributed by Roselyn (Mills) Wells
The Butler Weekly Herald, Thursday, July 12, 1945
SGT. STANLEY WAGGONER KILLED IN PHILIPPINES
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Waggoner recently received word announcing the death of
their son, Sgt. Stanley V. Waggoner, which occurred on the Island of Minidnao
in the Philippines, June 11. He was 25 years of age, and was married. His
latest letter, written June 3, reported that he was resting after 40 days
of combat service without a rest, and his wife had not expected that he would
be returned to combat so soon. He received basic training at Camp Swift,
Texas, and later training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., at San Luis, Obiseo,
Calif., before leaving for overseas service. He was originally in the 97th
division, which was sent to Europe but was transferred to a Pacific-bound
division before the 97th left. He had been awarded the good Conduct medal
and the Combat Infantryman's medal. The survivors include the wife and son,
his parents and three sisters, Mrs. Joyce Meese, living with her parents
in this city, Mrs. Elden Engle of St. Joe and Jane at home. Two brothers-in-laws
are in the service. One is Mrs. Waggoner's brother, Pfc, Allen Schriner in
the Army and now in Germany and the other, Raymond Meese, is in the navy.