This memorial page is dedicated to Edward Ellsworth Stover, one of more than 725 war victims connected to the municipality of Deurne documented by Stichting Oorlogsslachtoffers. The municipality of Deurne and the surrounding villages of Liessel, Vlierden, Helenaveen, Neerkant and Zeilberg were liberated in the autumn of 1944 during heavy fighting. Victims fell on all sides: Allied soldiers from countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and New Zealand, and German soldiers.

But the archive covers more than just the combat victims on Deurne soil. Residents of Deurne who lost their lives elsewhere are also commemorated: civilians who were murdered in concentration camps, forced labourers who died in Germany, people who were executed or succumbed to the effects of persecution and oppression. In addition, residents of Deurne who entered German military service and were killed elsewhere are also included.

Stichting Oorlogsslachtoffers has been documenting the story of all these people since 1995, without distinction of nationality, side or background. The goal is to give every person a name and a face, and to keep their memory alive.

 

Edward Ellsworth Stover

Name: Stover
First names: Edward Ellsworth
Nickname: –
Date of birth: 27 March 1922
Place of birth: York, Pennsylvania
Residence: 1554 West Filbert Street, York, Pennsylvania
Rank / Occupation: Private
Identity tag: 35515360
Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion, 7th Armoured Division, Company C
Date of death: 16 October 1944
Place of death: Deurne, near the Deurne Canal
Cause of death: –
Cemetery: Mount Rose Cemetery in York, Pennsylvania (USA)
Memorial site: –

Additional information

Grave location: Westlawn

Son of Mr and Mrs Edward D. Stiver, widow Betty J. Stover

Edward Ellsworth Stover enlisted on 18 September 1943 and was posted to Fort George G. Meade, a US military base in the state of Maryland. From Fort George G. Meade, he was sent to the officer training school at Fort McClellan, a US Army post situated near the city of Anniston, Alabama. During the Second World War, it was one of the largest US Army installations and trained an estimated half a million troops.

He then became an instructor for light and heavy machine guns. In the early hours of 15 July, he took a 15-day leave of absence, before reporting to Fort Meade for an overseas posting. He left the United States on 16 August and arrived in England on 26 August. He is survived by his wife, a daughter, Linda Lee, and 11 brothers and sisters.

The York Dispatch, York, Pennsylvania, 7 November 1944

The York Dispatch York, Pennsylvania 7 November 1944

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