Stancil Military History

Branch: Army National Guard, Technical sergeant

Born: Oct. 23, 1911 Johnston County, NC

Died: Feb. 25, 1986 Honolulu, HI

Service: Enlisted Oct. 15, 1940, and was sent to Hawaii. He fell in love with Frances Louis DeMella, they married and he was released from the Army and stayed in Hawaii.

Family Connection: Son of Oscar Stancil

Henry Stancil

Branch: Army, Cpl

Born: Oct. 17, 1913 Pamlico County, North Carolina

Died: June 28, 2006 Wilson, NC; Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Wilson, NC

Service: Enlisted Feb. 7, 1942, at Fort Bragg, NC

Family Connection: Husband of Emma Lee Godwin

Henry Stancil » Bessie Lee Stancil Godwin

Branch: Army and Marine Corps

Born: Oct. 11, 1914 Middlesex, Johnston, NC

Died: April 25, 1998 Wilson, NC; Buried in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Wilson, NC

Service: Enlisted Jan. 23, 1943, at Fort Bragg, NC. He graduated from high school and his listed occupation was motorcyclist. Durward scored exceptional well on the electronic tests taken. He was selected to go to Chicago as the military was being built up. When the Marines built their base at Cherry Point, NC, Durward was sent there. Durward transferred from the Army to the Marine Corps.

Family Connection: Son of Freeman Elbert Stancil

Samuel Stancil

Branch: Army & Air Force

Born: Nov. 5, 1914 Philadelphia, PA

Died: Dec. 19, 1998 Wilson, NC

Service: Enlisted Jan. 22, 1942, at Fort George G. Mead, Md. Later transferred to Air Force. Was a mechanic and a navigator in the service. His plane crashed in France after he was married.

Family connection: Husband of Dot Stancil Dennison

George Ira Stancil

Branch: Army

Born: July 30, 1915 — Greene, Guilford, NC

Died: Feb. 2, 2003 — Wilson, NC; Buried in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson, NC

Service:: Entered military service as an Army Selectee on June 3, 1941, at Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York. Served as a Private (PVT) during World War II. Military Serial Number: 32092930

Civilian Life Note: Prior to his military service, George worked as a sales clerk and was living in New York at the time of his enlistment.

Family Connection: Second husband of Nancy Lee Hill

Arnettie Stancil Hill » Wilbert Hill

Branch: Army, 2nd Lt

Born: Sept. 9, 1915 Johnston, NC

Died: Dec. 14, 1979 Fayetteville, Cumberland, NC; Buried in Lafayette Memorial Park, Fayetteville, NC

Service: Enlisted Feb. 3, 1941, at Camp Patrick Henry in Newport News, VA. Carl suffered a shrapnel wound in the Battle of Anzio beachhead in Italy that lasted from Jan. 23 to May 25, 1944. He returned to the states.

Family Connection: Son of Harvey Stancil

Branch: Navy

Born: Nov. 3, 1915 Smithfield, NC

Died: Dec. 3, 2007 Grayling, Mich.

Service: Served in the Pacific. Prior to joining the Navy he wired tanks for the military in Detroit.

Family Connection: Son of Walter Greene Stancil

Henry Stancil

Branch: Army

Born: June 9, 1916 Panther Branch Township, Wayne, NC

Died: March 21, 1968 Chapel Hill, Orange, NC; Buried in Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh, NC

Service: Enlisted Oct. 16, 1944, at Fort Bragg, NC. Served in 9201st Technical Service Unit Transportation Corps Military Police Detachment #13. Discharged Dec. 10, 1945.

Family Connection: Husband of Mildred Ruth Stancil

Samuel Stancil » Lonnie Alfred Stancil

Branch: Army Air Corps

Born: Oct. 6, 1916 Mebane, Alamance, NC

Died: June 9, 1975 Mebane, Alamance, NC; Buried in Hawfields Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Alamance, NC

Service: Enlisted Oct. 28, 1941.

Family connection: Husband of Gurnie Patricia Stancil Crabtree

Henry Stancil » James Oscar Stancil

Branch: Army, Master Sergeant

Born: March 10, 1917 Johnston, NC

Died: Sept. 9, 1973 Johnston, NC; Buried in Fred Hill Cemetery, Kenly, Johnston, NC

Service: Drafted and served from March 4, 1942, to Dec. 23, 1945. Enlisted at Fort Bragg, NC, on March 4, 1942, completed grammar school, occupation: Automobile Serviceman. After basic training at Fort Bragg he was sent to the Armored Cavalry Regiment at Camp Polk, La. There he learned to drive a tank and became a tank driver for the Army. Jim was stationed in Germany. He spent almost four years in the Army.

Awards:

• Army Good Conduct Ribbon (without knots) and medal
• WWII Victory Medal Ribbon and WWII Victory Medal
• American Campaign Medal WWII Ribbon and medal
• The Marksman Badge with Rifle Bar
• The Honorable Service Lapel Button
• European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal Ribbon with Double Stars on Ribbon and Medal

Family Connection: Husband of Dorothy June Hill

Tempy Ann Stancil Hill » Millard Hill

Branch: Army

Born: Jan. 19, 1918 Erie, Pa.

Died: Sept. 5, 1999 Erie, Pa.; Buried in Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery, Harborcreek Township, Erie County, Pa.

Service: Enlisted into the 1327th Service Command Unit on Aug. 27, 1941, at Fort Story, Virginia. Served through Oct. 13, 1945.

Family connection: Husband of Ruth Stancil

Henry Stancil » James Oscar Stancil

Branch: Navy, MM1

Born: March 31, 1918 Wilson County, NC

Died: July 18, 1998 Wilson, NC; Buried at Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson, NC

Service: Enlisted Jan. 9, 1942, at Fort Bragg, NC. Was MM1. Had one year of high school.

Family Connection: Husband of Myrtie Hill

Tempy Ann Stancil » James Clarence Hill

Branch: Army

Born: June 6, 1918 Beulah, Johnston County, NC

Died: Oct. 24, 2010 Durham, NC; Buried in Antioch Baptist Cemetery, Johnston County, NC

Service: Served in the Army from Oct. 12, 1942, to December 1945. Drafted Oct. 12, 1942, spent three days at Fort Bragg, NC. Was sent by troop train to Camp White, near Medford, Ore., for basic training. Camp White was dedicated on Sept. 15, 1942, and deactivated April 1946. Garland was part of the 91st Infantry Division. Garland spent 11 months in training. Garland rode a troop train to Fort Patrick Henry in Virginia. Enlisted for the war Nov. 25, 1942, at Fort Bragg. He was sent to Oran, Algeria, North Africa. He suffered a foot injury and had surgery to remove a piece of bone before meeting up with his division in Italy. Garland spent 14 months in Italy and marched from Naples to the Switzerland border. Garland was in Italy until 1944 when he was sent to France where 4,500 U.S. prisoners were housed. Garland was in charge of maintenance. He had a staff of 100 German prisoners kept the place running. His tour of duty was up in December of 1945. He returned to the U.S. by ship to Fort Patrick Henry and rode a troop train to Fort Bragg. He hired a car for $35 to take him to wife Doris' house in Johnston County.

Family Connection: Son of Harvey Arthur Stancil; Husband of Doris Narron

Branch: Army, 1st Sgt

Born: June 19, 1918 Yonkers, Westchester, NY

Died: April 4, 1988 Wilson, NC

Service: Entered service April 23, 1943. Discharged April 11, 1946.

Family connection: Husband of Claudia Mavis Hill

Harvey Arthur Stancil » Delanie Mavis Stancil Hill Stancil

Branch: Army, TEC5

Born: Sept. 18, 1918 Wilson, NC

Died: June 21, 2006 Kenly, Johnston County, NC; Buried in Batten Family Cemetery, Micro, Johnston, NC

Service: Enlisted March 4, 1942, at Fort Bragg, NC. He had completed grammar school.

Family Connection: Son of Delphia Pearl Hill and James Perry Hales Sr.

Tempy Ann Stancil Hill

Branch: Army TEC5, Quartermaster Corps

Born: Oct. 1, 1918 Micro, Johnston County, NC

Died: May 17, 2003 Durham, NC; Buried in Selma Memorial Gardens, Selma, Johnston, NC

Service: First registered for World War II Draft in 1940 in Selma, Johnston County North Carolina. Enlisted into Army on Nov. 21, 1942, at Fort Bragg, NC. Earned two purple hearts during World War II.

Family Connection: Husband of Ila Stancil Creech

Henry Stancil

Branch: Army Air Force, Staff Sergeant

Born: March 31, 1919 — Johnston County, NC

Died: July 6, 1960 — Woodard Herring Hospital, Wilson, NC; Buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson, NC

Service: Enlisted on November 18, 1939, serving through the duration of WWII. Handled duties with the 129th Army Air Force Base Unit before receiving an Honorable Discharge on October 15, 1945.

Family Connection: Son of Bessie Lee Stancil Godwin

Henry Stancil

Branch: Navy, ADC

Born: Oct. 6, 1919 Benson, NC

Died: July 6, 1997 Duval County, FL; Buried in Riverside Memorial Park, Jacksonville, FL

Service: Served as Aviation Machinist's Mate Chief in Navy during World War II. He was maintaining and overseeing naval aircraft operations.

Family Connection: Husband of Gladie Ruth Hill Wright

Tempy Ann Stancil Hill » William Moses Hill

Branch: Merchant Marines

Born: Dec. 18, 1919 Johnston County, NC

Died: Jan. 10, 2003 Norfolk, VA; Buried in Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Norfolk, VA

Family Connection: Son of Joseph and Lillian Stancil Creech

Henry Stancil

Branch: Army, 1st Lt

Born: Dec. 24, 1919 Manati, Puerto Rico

Died: Dec. 16, 2005 Puerto Rico; Buried in Arlington National Cemetery (Section 8-N4, Row 16, Site 4)

Service: Enlisted Sept. 24, 1942

Family Connection: Second husband of Barbara Campbell Savage Ascar

Josiah Stancil » Carrie Mozelle Stancil Campbell

Branch: Army Air Corps, sergeant

Born: March 1, 1920 Somerville, Suffolk, MA

Died: Oct. 14, 1996 Winthrop, MA; Buried in Pine Hill Cemetery (Section 8, Avenue T, Lot 901), Dover, Strafford, NH

Service: Enlisted Aug. 17, 1942 at Fort Devens, MA. Served through Jan. 30, 1946.

Family Connection: Second husband of Patricia Ann Stancil.

Josiah Stancil » Herbert Stancil

Branch: Army

Born: March 12, 1920 Kenly, Johnston, NC

Died: April 23, 1984 Riverside Hospital, Newport News, Isle of Wright, Va.; Buried in Saint Luke's Cemetery, Smithfield, VA

Service: Enlisted at Fort Bragg, NC, on March 30, 1942. He completed grammar school.

Family Connection: Son of Delphia Pearl Hill and James Perry Hales Sr.

Tempy Ann Stancil Hill

Branch: Air Force

Born: June 17, 1920 Philadelphia, PA

Died: Nov. 23, 2013 Newport News, VA

Service: Joined May 13, 1941, at Fort Bragg, NC. Ed was trained to be a bomber pilot. He was shot down in 1943 during bombing raids over Germany. Ed was taken as a prisoner of war. He was released in 1945 after 14 months and the when the Allied Forces were victorious.

Family Connection: Husband of Irene Pittman Wallace

Harvey Arthur Stancil » Gertrude Stancil Pittman

Branch: Army

Born: September 30, 1920 — Norfolk, VA

Died: December 13, 1988 — VA Medical Center, Hampton, VA; Buried in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Norfolk, VA

Service: Enlisted during the early mobilization of WWII on June 12, 1942, processing through Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Resided in Beaufort County, NC, at the time of entry.

Family Connection: Husband of Annie Laurie Stancil Jones

Samuel Stancil » Freeman Elbert Stancil

Branch: Navy

Born: Nov. 6, 1920 Beulah Township, Johnston County, NC

Died: Feb. 8, 1995 Kenly, NC

Service: Served from Dec. 10, 1940 to 1963

Family Connection: Son of George Ira Stancil

Branch: Air Force, LtCol

Born: Nov. 9, 1920 Foxburg, Clarion, PA

Died: Aug. 7, 1971 Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Goldsboro, NC; Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, DC

Service: In Air Force from 1937 to 1968. Enlisted for war Jan. 31, 1946, in Pittsburgh. Served in World War II, Korea (Okinawa), Vietnam (Saigon); was Lt. Colonel, 1st Lt. Had a 30-year Air Force career.

Family Connection: Wife of Rose Stancil Sweesy

George Ira Stancil » Thomas Emmette Stancil » Rose Marie Stancil Sweesy

Branch: Marine Corps, Colonel

Born: Feb. 15, 1921 Wake, NC

Died: Aug. 9, 1997 Greensboro, Guilford, NC; Buried in Westminster Gardens, Greensboro, Guilford County, NC

Service: Served from November 1943 to March 6, 1946, with the 2nd Marine Division of the 6th Marines. Basic training at Parris Island, S.C. Was a machine gunner and sharpshooter, seeing action in Saipan and Tinia. In September 1945, he was in Nagasaki, Japan and Kyoto, Japan during the Occupation of Japan. The Marines asked him to stay in the service and attend Officer Training School, but declined. Was honorably discharged March 6, 1946. Married Reba March 16, 1946.

Family Connection: Husband of Reba Stancil House

George Ira Stancil » DeLanie Ethel Stancil Stancil

Branch: Merchant Marines, Lieutenant

Born: June 20, 1921 Kenly, Johnston, NC

Died: Feb. 18, 2009 Chattanooga, TN; Buried in Chattanooga Memorial Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN

Service: Served from Oct. 19, 1942 to May 1946. He served all over the Atlantic, North Sea and South America. He served aboard the sailing vessel the Joseph Conrad, USS Roger B. Taney, USS John A Dix, and USS Frederick Remington. Ports of call included St. Petersburg, Fla., Sheepshead Bay, New York, Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean, Baltic Sea, and locations in the European Theater. He was the medic and purser. Jimmy attained the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade. He spoke fluent Castillian Spanish and was often the only one allowed to go ashore.

Family connection: Son of Leumos Waverly Stancil

Josiah Stancil

Branch: Army, First Lieutenant

Born: July 3, 1921 Orient, SD

Died: Aug. 23, 1999 Placer, CA

Service: Served in the Army. She was a First Lieutenant. Joan was an RN and was assigned to hospitals in Italy, Egypt and Africa.

Family Connection: First wife of Joe Stancil Sr.

Josiah Stancil » Harry Lester Stancil Sr.

Branch: Marine Corps, Platoon sergeant

Born: Oct. 10, 1921 Kenly, Johnston, NC

Died: Sept. 23, 2014 Virginia Beach, VA; Buried in Rosewood Memorial Park, Virginia Beach, VA

Service: Enlisted June 3, 1940, Parris Island, SC. In October 1940, sent to Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island.

Family Connection: Son of Oscar and Mamie Hocutt Stancil

Henry Stancil

Branch: Army

Born: Dec. 12, 1921 Selma, Johnston, NC

Died: July 7, 1997 Norfolk, VA; Buried in Selma Memorial Gardens, Selma, Johnston, NC

Service: Enlisted at Fort Bragg, NC, on Sept. 15, 1942. He completed grammar school.

Family connection: Son of Lillian Stancil Creech

Branch: National Guard and Marine Corps

Born: May 20, 1922 Beulah, Johnston, NC

Died: May 10, 1973 Clinton, Sampson, NC; Buried in Harrells Cemetery, Harrells, NC

Service: Enlisted Sept. 16, 1940, at Smithfield, NC. He was in the Field Artillery Unit, a member of the National Guard, completed three years of high school. His civilian Occupation: Foreman, laundry or bookkeeping, machine operator.

Family Connection: Son of John Fletcher and Bertha Sasser Hill and grandson of Tempy Ann Stancil

Branch: Army, corporal

Born: Nov. 18, 1922 Johnston, NC

Died: April 15, 1999 Kenly, NC; Buried in New Jerusalem Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery, Kenly, NC

Family connection: Son of William Moses Hill and Carolyn Frances Stancil, grandson of Tempy Ann Stancil.

Service: Enlisted Jan. 25, 1943, at Fort Bragg, NC. He completed grammar school, occupation: Automobile Serviceman.

Branch: Marine Corps

Born: Dec. 20, 1922

Died: July 14, 1983 — Baltimore, MD; Buried in Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh, Wake County, NC

Service: Served in the Marine Corps during World War II. Registered for the WWII draft on April 5, 1942, at Fort Bragg, NC.

Family Connection: Son of Nevel Stancil and DeLanie Ethel Stancil Stancil

George Ira Stancil

Branch: Army

Born: Oct. 23, 1923

Died: Oct. 25, 1983 Wilson, NC

Service: Served as truck driver and a tree climber.

Family Connection: Son of William Moses Hill and Carolyn Frances Stancil, grandson of Tempy Ann Stancil Hill

Branch: Merchant Marines

Born: Nov. 8, 1923 Kenly, Johnston, NC

Died: Aug. 29, 2020 Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN; Buried in Chattanooga Memorial Park, Chattanooga, TN

Family connection: Son of Leumos Waverly Stancil, grandson of Josiah Stancil

Service: September 1943 to 1948

Branch: Navy, PHM2

Born: Dec. 14, 1923 Corinth, Alcorn, MS

Died: Oct. 22, 1988 Broward, FL; Buried in Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN

Service: Enlisted Nov. 26, 1942, served as Pharmacist's mate 2nd class in U.S. Navy

Family Connection: Husband of Gloria Maxine Stancil Burgess Woods, daughter of Leumos Waverly Stancil (Josiah)

Branch: Army, Sergeant

Born: March 11, 1924 Johnston County, NC

Died: Feb. 9, 1998, Wilson, N.C.; Buried at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Wilson, N.C.

Service: Enlisted May 25, 1944. He completed grammar school and was in the automotive service business before the Army. He served in France where he met and married Dolly Jacqueline Vella.

Family Connection: Son of Bessie Stancil and James Marvin Godwin, grandson of Henry Stancil

Branch: Navy

Born: May 7, 1924 Johnston County, NC

Died: Oct. 13, 1944, on USS Franklin, South Pacific

Service: Served from May 1941 to Oct. 13, 1944. Died in South Pacific and has a monument at Fort William McKinley, Manila, The Philippines. The piece of the Japanese aircraft that killed Harold on the USS Franklin in 1944 is in the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum exhibit in Charleston, S.C. Hale Ralph Stancil toured it and saw the piece that killed Harold.

Award: Purple Heart

Family Connection: Son of George Ira Stancil Sr. and grandson of John Thomas Stancil

Branch: Army, private

Born: May 16, 1924 Kenly, Johnston, NC

Died: Dec. 28, 1985 Manassas, VA; Buried in Holland and Bass Cemetery, Pinkney, Wayne, NC

Service: Enlisted July 26, 1943 in Fort Bragg, NC

Family Connection: Son of William Arthur Stancil Sr., grandson of John Archer Stancil

Branch: Army, Private

Born: May 18, 1924 Waynesboro, Va.

Died: July 22, 1981 Hampton, VA; Buried in Parklawn Memorial Park, Hampton, VA

Service: He transferred to the Army Air Corp. Stationed in the Pacific on Tenya Island. Discharged in 1946.

Family Connection: Husband of Dorothy Clell Hales, daughter of Delphia Pearl Hill and James Perry Hales (Tempy Ann)

Branch: Army, PVT

Born: June 14, 1924 Johnston County, NC

Died: July 15, 1957 Wilmington, NC; Buried in Holly Springs Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery, Kenly, Johnston, NC

Service: Enlisted Aug. 23, 1945, at Fort Bragg, NC. Was assigned to a field artillery replacement center. He had completed one year of high school.

Family Connection: Husband of Virginia Dare Barfield and son of Raymond and Delanie Mavis Stancil Hill. [Harvey]

Branch: Marine Corps, Merchant Marines, Able Seaman

Born: July 31, 1924 Wayne, NC

Died: Jan. 27, 2000 Wilson, NC

Summary: Enlisted Aug. 13, 1941. Served through July 7, 1942. Joined Merchant Marines on June 30, 1944 and served through Sept. 26, 1946.

Served on:

• SS Archbishop Lamy, Foreign Voyage to Bari, Italy & Marseille, France
• SS A P Hill, Foreign Voyage To Naples, Italy & Marseille, France
• SS William P. Duval, Foreign Voyage To Marseilles, France & Philadelphia, PA & New Orleans
• SS Henry L. Ellsworth, To Providence, RI & New Orleans
• SS Frederic A. Kummer, To Baltimore, Md. & New Orleans
• SS Henry L. Ellsworth, To Mobile, Ala. & Providence, RI
• SS William Ford Nichols, To Mobile, Ala. & Norfolk, VA

Family Connection: Son of John Millard Stancil

John Archer Stancil

Branch: Navy, Signalman second class

Born: Sept. 6, 1924 Placerville, CA

Died: Dec. 29, 2010 Stockton, San Joaquin, CA; Buried in Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery, Georgetown, El Dorado, CA

Service: Entered service April 2, 1943. Served as Signalman Second Class US Navy. Discharged Feb. 4, 1946. Served NTS Faragut, Idaho for five weeks, then onto USNB Navy 3505. Stationed at Owendi Island in the South Pacific.

Awards: Victory Ribbon, American Area, Asiatic Pacific 2 stars, points

Branch: Navy

Born: Sept. 17, 1924 Kenly, Johnston, NC

Died: Dec. 4, 1993 Clifton Forge, VA

Service: Sent to Rhode Island at the same time his brother James Orville was there with the Marines. He was stationed aboard a PT boat in the Pacific theater.

Family Connection: Son of Oscar and Mamie Hocutt Stancil

Henry Stancil

Branch: Army

Born: Sept. 24, 1924

Died: May 9, 2001 Kenly, NC; Buried at New Jerusalem Church, Kenly, NC

Service: Enlisted Aug. 28, 1944, at Fort Bragg, NC. Completed grammar school, occupation was automobile serviceman. Served with Gen. Alexander McCarrell "Sandy" Patch in the 7th Army, which invaded southern France. Paul was wounded in the arm, near Nuremberg, Germany, awarded the Purple Heart and sent back to the states to recuperate.

Award: Purple Heart

Family Connection: Son of William Moses Hill and Carolyn Frances Stancil

Tempy Ann Stancil Hill

Branch: Army, corporal

Born: Oct. 3, 1924

Died: Jan. 7, 2000 Kenly, NC; Buried at Bethany Church Cemetery, Kenly, NC

Service: Enlisted Nov. 28, 1945, at Camp McCoy, Sparta, Wisconsin, for one year. He guarded prisoners in Wisconsin. Jimmy wore his Army uniform when he and Alice were married on Dec. 31, 1945.

Family Connection: Husband of Alice Stancil Price

Tempy Ann Stancil Hill » Ronia Hill Stancil

Branch: Army, PFC

Born: Oct. 13, 1924 Kenly, Johnston, NC

Died: July 28, 2018 Spring Hill, FL

Service: Enlisted July 26, 1943, in Fort Bragg, NC, and received an honorable discharge on Jan. 24, 1946. He was a member of Company B 710th tank battalion. He drove a truck. Served in Guam, Leyte, Okinawa.

Awards: Four bronze service stars

Family Connection: Ex-husband of Margaret Stancil Sellers

John Archer Stancil » William Arthur Stancil » Margaret Stancil Sellers

Branch: Army, Pfc

Born: Nov. 30, 1924 Johnston County, NC

Died: Oct. 27, 2008 Johnston County, NC; Buried at Center Ridge Presbyterian Church cemetery, Kenly, Johnston County, NC

Service: Enlisted Nov 25, 1945, at Camp Pickett at Blackstone, Va. Was a one-year assignment upon enlistment.

Family Connection: Son of Alvin Stancil

Branch: Navy, S1C

Born: Dec. 15, 1924 Kenly, Johnston, NC

Died: May 23, 1980 Johnston, NC; Buried in Holly Springs Free Will Baptist Cemetery, Kenly, Johnston, NC

Service: Served from Dec. 8, 1942, to summer 1944.

Family connection: Son of Thomas Emmette Stancil, grandson of George Ira Stancil

Branch: Coast Guard & Army

Born: June 25, 1925 Nash, NC

Died: March 24, 2011 Marietta, GA; buried in Marietta National Cemetery (SECTION D, PLOT 2862-E), Marietta, Cobb, GA

Service: Served from September 1943 to August 1953 in Coast Guard. Drafted into the Army in 1953 as a mess sergeant.

Family Connection: Son of Leumos Waverly Stancil, grandson of Josiah Stancil

Branch: Army, Pvt.

Born: Aug. 8, 1925 Kenly, Johnston, NC

Died: April 16, 2003, Fairfax, Va.; Buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Fremont, N.C.

Service: Enlisted Nov. 23, 1943, in Fort Bragg, N.C. Worked on farm before enlisting. Army, Pvt. in Company F 260th infantry regiment 65th Division. Trained as a cook. Served in Europe.

Awards: EAME (European-African-Middle Eastern) Campaign Medal and two bronze stars

Family Connection: Son of William Arthur Stancil Sr.

John Archer Stancil

Branch: Army, Pvt

Born: Aug. 13, 1925 Smithfield, Johnston County, NC

Died: Aug. 4, 1960 Kenly, NC; Buried in Kenly Cemetery, Kenly, NC

Service: Enlisted April 22, 1946, at Fort Bragg, NC. He completed one year of high school.

Family Connection: Son of James Perry Hales Sr.and Delphia Pearl Hill Hales

Tempy Ann Stancil Hill

Branch: Navy

Born: September 11, 1925 — Christiansburg, Montgomery County, VA

Died: June 9, 2003 — Asheville, Buncombe County, NC; Buried in Gospel Baptist Tabernacle Cemetery, Hillsborough, Orange, NC

Service: Entered naval operations late in the war, serving from August 7, 1943, until shortly after victory operations concluded on May 6, 1946.

Family Connection: Second husband of Betty Lou Williams Graham

Henry Stancil » Walter Greene Stancil » Essie Stancil Williams

Branch: Navy

Born: Nov. 1, 1925, Hackleburg, Marion County, Alabama

Died: June 29, 2005, Middlesex, North Carolina; buried in Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina

Service: Registered for the draft Nov. 1, 1943, later serving in the U.S. Navy during the post-World War II era. Also retired as a captain with the Swift Creek Fire Department.

Family Connection: Second husband of Myrtle Alene Hill

Arnettie Stancil Hill » Arthur Hill

Branch: Navy

Born: Dec. 16, 1925, Letart, Mason, West Virginia

Died: June 26, 2018 Placerville, CA

Service: Enlisted in the Navy on Dec. 16, 1943, after he quit high school. He reported to Navy Basic Training. On Jan. 27, 1944, he was sent to Navy School in San Diego, Calif. Joe worked on landing barges which unloaded landed craft and supplies on the islands. The ship Joe was on was the first to see Nagasaki after the atom bomb was dropped. Joe saw Asia, South Pacific and the South China Sea. Locations Joe visited included Saipan, Okinawa, Luzon, Guam and New Guinea. Joe served aboard the USS Wayne in January of 1946. He was a mailman 3rd class. The USS Wayne visited Seattle and San Diego. Then the USS Wayne went through the Panama Canal. The USS Wayne stopped in New Orleans then went to Mobile, Ala. The USS Wayne was decommissioned on March 16, 1946.

Family Connection: Son of Harry Lester Stancil Sr. and "Laura" Eleanor Christine Eyler Sayre Stancil Bishop; Ex-husband of Joan Sweetland Stancil

Josiah Stancil » Harry Lester Stancil Sr.

Branch: Army, Pvt

Born: April 1, 1926 Kenly, Johnston County, NC

Died: Jan. 20, 2022 Selma Memorial Gardens, Selma, NC

Service: Enlisted Oct. 13, 1944, at Fort Bragg, NC. Completed four years of high school and civil occupation geographer. Reported to Fort Bragg, N.C. According to enlistment records his civil occupation was geographer. He served in the 45th Army Division in Germany until the war ended in Frankfort and Munich. Grover began training to go to the Pacific area. The atomic bomb ended the war with Japan. His Division was sent to Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. Grover stayed there until he was discharged in 1946.

Family Connection: Husband of Ruby Irene Stancil

Henry Stancil » James Oscar Stancil

Branch: Army Corps of Engineers

Born: Oct. 4, 1926 Lumberton, Robeson, NC

Died: Dec. 24, 2006 Searcy, AR

Service: Enlisted Nov. 23, 1945. Served honorably in the Army during both World War II and the Korean Conflict.

Family Connection: First husband of Barbara Campbell Savage Ascar

Josiah Stancil » Carrie Mozelle Stancil Campbell

Branch: Coast Guard & Army, CW2

Born: Oct. 15, 1926 — Johnston County, NC

Died: April 14, 1988 — Durham, NC

Service: Coast Guard 1942 - 1946; Army 1947 - 1972. Served in Korean War and two Vietnam tours. Tug boat pilot, licensed harbor pilot. Participated in "H-bomb" testing.

Family Connection: Husband of Margaret Pope

Tempy Ann Stancil Hill » George Preston Hill

Branch: Army Air Corps

Born: Jan. 25, 1927, Richmond County, North Carolina

Died: Nov. 29, 2009, Gloucester, Virginia; buried in Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News, Virginia

Service: Served in the Army Air Corps during the final phase of World War II and was part of the occupation forces in Japan.

Awards: World War II Victory Medal

Family Connection: Husband of Phyllis Campbell Noland

Josiah Stancil » Carrie Mozelle Stancil Campbell

Branch: Army, TEC 4

Born: March 16, 1927 Wilson, NC

Died: July 27, 2006 Wilson, NC; Buried at Marsh Swamp Church Cemetery, Wilson, NC

Service: Joined June 27, 1945, at Fort Bragg, NC, and served in Germany.

Family connection: Husband of Velma Hill Bunn

Tempy Ann Stancil Hill » James Clarence Hill

Branch: Army

Born: Aug. 20, 1927 Kenly, Johnston, NC

Died: Feb. 9, 1980 Wilson, NC; Buried in Kenly Cemetery, Kenly, Johnston, NC

Service: Enlisted Dec. 17, 1945, at Fort Bragg, NC. He had completed four years of high school. His civilian occupation: Petroleum Storage Tech or Welder. He was discharged on Nov. 10, 1946.

Awards: Sharpshooter Badge with Rifle Bar, the World War II Victory Ribbon, and the World War II Service Lapel Button

Family Connection: Son of James Perry Hales Sr. and Delphia Pearl Hill Hales

Tempy Ann Stancil Hill

Branch: Army Pvt & Air Force, Ssgt

Born: Nov. 8, 1927 Wilson, NC

Died: June 22, 2017 Langdon, NH; Buried in Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Agawam, Hampden County, MA

Service: Drafted January 1946. He passed the second physical and was sent to Fort Bragg. He joined the Army Air Corps. Jimmy transferred from the Army to the Air Force in 1947 when it was created. The Air Force asked for volunteers to attend cooking school.

Family Connection: Son of James Graydon Renfrow Sr. and Celia Rachel Stancil

George Ira Stancil