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Stanley C. Smolik
| Stanley C. Smolik | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1920 |
| Died | 2015 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 415971 |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Rank at Ritchie | Private First Class |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 12 (27 September – 25 November 1943) |
| Section | 6F |
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Stanley C. Smolik (1920–2015) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 12.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Stanley Smolik was in the United States Marines during World War II. He worked in Intelligence, and served in three campaigns in Roi Namur, Saipan, and Tinian. During these campaigns, he ruptured his tympanic membrane, and injury that resulted in his discharge, despite his desire to stay in the Marines. Smolik recounts the very romantic story of how he met his wife while he was in the service. Very serendipitously, she was waiting for the bus while he was buying a pack of cigarettes on his way to Camp Elliott in California. She wrote to him every day while he was overseas. When he got home, they met in person again and were married. He served as Cpl with 4th Marine Division. He served as D-2 Scout Marine in three campaigns.
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Technical record[edit | edit source]
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 95 |
| Class_ASN | 415971 |
| Class_Name | SMOLIK, Stanley C. |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline[edit | edit source]
- Served as Cpl with 4th Marine Division.
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Stanley Smolik, Veteran Interview | The New York Public Library (nypl.org)
- 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)
- 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Stanley C. Smolik for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Smolik, Stanley C. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: STANLEY C. SMOLIK.docx)