PFC Stuart S. Stryker
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PFC Stuart S. Stryker was a U.S. Army paratrooper and Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, honored posthumously as the namesake of the Stryker armored fighting vehicle.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Medal of Honor recipient
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United States Army soldier ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| award |
Medal of Honor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Purple Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1924-01-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Portland, Oregon, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Golden Gate National Cemetery
NERFINISHED
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San Bruno, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Medal of Honor citation
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naming of Stryker family of armored vehicles ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in action ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1945-03-24 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | near Wesel, Germany ⓘ |
| familyName | Stryker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredFor | extraordinary heroism ⓘ |
| medalOfHonorStatus | posthumous ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryOperationLocation | near Wesel, Germany ⓘ |
| militarySpecialty | infantry ⓘ |
| namesakeOf |
M1126 Stryker
NERFINISHED
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Stryker armored fighting vehicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| operation | Operation Varsity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | Private First Class ⓘ |
| reasonForMedalOfHonor |
led a charge against a strongly defended enemy position
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sacrificed his life to save fellow soldiers ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | 39437423 ⓘ |
| serviceStartYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | European Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unit |
17th Airborne Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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