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Roy Stubbs
First Name:
Roy
Middle Name:
Addison
Last Name:
Stubbs
Date of Birth:
11/9/1923
Birthplace:
Ellerbe, NC
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Aboard USS Buck on anti-submarine patrol when they were torpedoed and sunk south of the Isle of Capri. Memorial marker at Sicily- Rome, Italy.
Age at Death: 19
Image Source: Carolina Room photo
Personal Details
Biographical Notes:
North Charlotte Presbyterian Church
Family Details:
Mr. and Mrs. Rob Roy (Ine Mae) Stubbs - 1210 E. 36th St., Charlotte, NC
Hazel Stubbs, Lt. Robert R. Stubbs - Army Air Forces Bowman Field, KY, Maurice Stubbs, Norma Stubbs, Polly Stubbs, S/Sgt. Wilburn F. Stubbs - US Marines Cherry Point
Military Details
Military Branch:
Navy Enlisted: 10-31-41
Military Rank:
Seaman First Class
Military Unit:
USS Buck, 6th Naval District
KIA Date:
10/9/1943
MIA Date:
NA
KIA / MIA Place:
Capri, Italy
Military Details:
Chicago, IL, New York, Norfolk, VA, Portland, ME, Salerno, Sicily, Africa, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Barbados, Trinidad and the British West Indies, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Bizerte, Oran
Awards:
Purple Heart
Source:
newsprint, death index and family information