Stanley D. Showman's Honorable Discharge
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Title
Stanley D. Showman's Honorable Discharge
Subject
Showman, Stanley D.
Recording & registration - Virginia - Virginia Beach
Military discharges - Virginia - Virginia Beach
Description
Photograph of the Honorable Discharge issued to Master Sergeant Stanley D. Showman upon completion of his WWII service with Company B of the 110th Infantry Regiment in the 28th Division.
He was discharged from Fort Story, Virginia, located in Virginia Beach.
Born in Mount Jackson, Stanley was the son of Charles Franklin and Mary Elizabeth Showman.
His wife was Eleanor (Ritenour) Showman, whom he married July 10, 1946, not long after his Army discharge.
Stanley served in the Army in World War II in France and Germany. He was a parachutist and platoon leader. He was captured in the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium and spent 3 months in a prison camp in Germany. He ended his tour of duty as master sergeant. For his service, he earned the Bronze Star, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with four Bronze Stars, Occupational Medal-Army, Prisoner of War Medal, American Campaign Medal, Victory Medal WW II, Combat Infantry Badge, Parachutist Badge, Marksman Badge, Sharpshooter Badge.
After the war, he was an auto mechanic and auto parts manager for Mason Motor Sales and retired in 1986.
He is buried in Mount Jackson.
He was discharged from Fort Story, Virginia, located in Virginia Beach.
Born in Mount Jackson, Stanley was the son of Charles Franklin and Mary Elizabeth Showman.
His wife was Eleanor (Ritenour) Showman, whom he married July 10, 1946, not long after his Army discharge.
Stanley served in the Army in World War II in France and Germany. He was a parachutist and platoon leader. He was captured in the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium and spent 3 months in a prison camp in Germany. He ended his tour of duty as master sergeant. For his service, he earned the Bronze Star, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with four Bronze Stars, Occupational Medal-Army, Prisoner of War Medal, American Campaign Medal, Victory Medal WW II, Combat Infantry Badge, Parachutist Badge, Marksman Badge, Sharpshooter Badge.
After the war, he was an auto mechanic and auto parts manager for Mason Motor Sales and retired in 1986.
He is buried in Mount Jackson.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Biographical information was compiled from his obituary, posted on his Find-A-Grave record.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Paperwork related to Stanley D. Showman's Army discharge appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 002394 and 002493.
Identifier
002493
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Stanley D. Showman's Honorable Discharge,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 4, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/27443.
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