Shelby County

Pfc. Richard Stinn

 

 

Iowa Honor Roll

Like the men pictured here on previous Sundays, these Iowans have given their lives for their country.  Each one was either killed in action or died in prison camp. The fourth line under each picture gives the area in which the man last served. The list will be continued in future weeks.

Source: The Des Moines Sunday Register, March 12, 1944 (photos included)

Richard T. Stinn was born Aug. 12, 1916 to Anton C. “Anthony" and Josephine Schneider Stinn. He died Aug. 23, 1943 and is buried in North Africa American Cemetery, Tunis, Tunisia.

Pvt. Stinn served in World War II with the U.S. Army 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division and died in Tunisia, North Africa while in the service of his country.

Source: ancestry.com