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| Sgt. James Stary served in the 3rd Armored Division. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77089772/james-g-stary https://www.pinterest.com/pin/559994534896760357/?lp=true |
James George Stary never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
He was born on December 21, 1919 in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents James and Anna were born in Nebraska and Bohemia, respectively. All of his grandparents were from Bohemia. His father worked as a printer. James had a younger brother and sister. By 1940 James had completed four years of high school. He was still living at home and worked as a cabinet maker helper.
He was drafted into the army on November 6, 1941. He reached the rank of Tec 4 in Company C, 1st Battalion, 33rd Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Division. The 3rd Armored arrived in France in late June 1944. It fought in the successful effort to break out of Normandy and raced across France. By early September it reached Belgium with a mission of securing Liege. With that accomplished it took a role in the Battle of Hurtgen Forest.
Prior to December 10, 1944, the 3rd AD had been off the line for a couple of weeks. On December 10 it was given the assignment of advancing from Langerwehe toward Echtz. Extremely muddy terrain slowed the progress as did enemy artillery and anti-tank fire. The Germans brought in tanks by December 11 and it put a stop to the Americans from taking Hoven. Sgt. Stary was killed that day. Hoven fell the next day.
His grave is at Saint Mary Cemetery in Omaha, Nebraska.
Last year on this date I profiled combat engineer Leo Tupper. You can read about Leo here.
On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!
I created this video to explain why I started this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXt8QA481lY.
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