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|class_number=27
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|class_display=27
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|awards=Silver Star
|awards_grid=Silver Star
|awards_ribbons=Ribbon_Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.png
|awards_ribbon_rows=Ribbon_Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.png
|awards_extra=Listed in [[By The Numbers/Awards]] (from ''Ritchie Boy Secrets'' by Beverley Driver Eddy).
|rank_final=First Lieutenant
|birth_place=Colebrook, Ohio
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'''Stanley J. Deka''' (1921&ndash;2002) was a United States Army P1 Sgt USMC who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 27]].
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Stanley the President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant Stanley J.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
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== Timeline ==
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* 5 April 1945 — Graduated Class 27.
* AWARDED FOR ACTIONS DURING World War II.
* All Survivors Of Legendary Unit Decorated.
* Assigned to Class 27 (TI).
* Division: 2d Marine Division.
* Silver Star Also Given Posthumously To One; All Men Raised In Rate.
* Silver Star.
* Silver star Citation.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
 
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Stanley J. Deka for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
 
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Deka, Stanley J. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: STANLEY J. DEKA.doc)