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1LT Max Raymond Stover

Distinguished Service Cross
31st Infantry Regiment
C CO 1 BN
Army
Hostile, Died (KIA)
Date Of Loss: October 16, 1952
Service Number: O-0975672
Born: May 8, 1925
Home Or Place Of Enlistment
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Location Or Battle Zone: Triangle Hill
Burial Location
Memorial Park Cemetery, Saint Petersburg, Fl

Comments: First Lieutenant Stover was a veteran of World War II, wounded during the liberation of Saipan. In Korea, he was a platoon leader in Company C, 1st Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. On October 16, 1952, he led his platoon in the attack of "Triangle Hill". When his unit became bogged down from enemy fire, he singlehandedly assaulted an enemy machine gun nest with hand grenades, before being killed by enemy fire.

Husband of Mrs. Carolyn C. Stover of Saint Petersburg, Florida.

Korean War Project Key No: 29045

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