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2LT Ralph Clayton Stava
9 Aug 1922 – 6 Feb 1945
| Birth | 9 Aug 1922 |
| Death | 6 Feb 1945 |
| Cemetery | Fort McPherson National Cemetery Maxwell , Lincoln County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Judith Sparks on 01 Apr 2014 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3382869 |
Gravesite details
12th Air Depot Group -- Body lost 4 years before burial -- Death: 02/06/1945 Burial: 05/10/1949
Bio
*********************************************************** Lt. RALPH STAVA REPORTED KILLED Douglas Flier Killed, Douglas Nebraska (Special) Former Plattsmouth Young Man in Air Service, Reported Killed in Philippines ___________________________________________________________ Edward.F. Stava, Douglas, has been advised that his son, Second Lieutenant RALPH C. STAVA, was killed in a plane crash in the Leyte area of the Philippines February 6, 1945. Thie message was received here in the Plattsmouth Journal office Friday by the Kenneth McCarthy family. Born in Plattsmouth, Lieutenant Stava graduated from Plattsmouth High School in 1940 and attended Tarkio, Missouri College prior to going into the service. He entered the military shortly after the outbreak of the war and received his training in the south until graduation. Lieutenant Stava received his silver wings and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant status at the Marfa, Texas, AAF advanced two-engine pilot school. He was assigned to Gardner Field, Taft, California. Lieutenant Stava was sent to the Pacific area early last summer and has since been in action in that part of the war zone. He had been overseas seven months. He is survived by his father; Edward, three brothers: Martin, John and Joseph; and three sisters: Mary Rose, Jean and Anna. Preceded in death by: mother; Augusta (Jensen), a baby brother and a baby sister. A memorial service will be held for Lieutenant Stava at a later date in Douglas as well as a military burial, with honors, at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, Nebraska. Combined sources and family memories contributed to this bio. Omaha World Herald, February 6, 1945 Plattsmouth Journal, February 1945 ***********************************************************
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Ralph C Stava 2nd Lieut 43 AAF Service SQ World War II August 9, 1922; February 6, 1945
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- Martin George Stava 1916–2000
- Lee Edward Stava 1924–1925
- Mary Rose Stava Dhooge 1926–2009
- Jean Maxine Stava Bruner 1931–2016
- Anna Mae Stava Blevins 1936–2022
- Joseph Donald Stava 1938–2013
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