Charles E. Stinson
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Title
Charles E. Stinson
Subject
Stinson, Charles Elbert (1924-2001)
Sailors - United States - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Portrait photograph of Charles Elbert Stinson as a young man in his U.S. Navy uniform.
Shoulder insignia indicates he served as a hospital steward. His rank was Petty Officer 3.
Charles was born in West Virginia, and grew up in Strasburg. He returned there after his WWII military service. He married Lois Marguerite (Racey) Stinson in 1946.
By 1950, Charles and Lois lived on King Street in Strasburg. Charles was working as a hospital attendant in the American Viscose facility in Front Royal.
Charles and Lois divorced in 1963.
Charles' second wife, Evelyn Lucille (Metz) Stinson, was originally from Duck, West Virginia. She retired from American Viscose Corporation (later called Avtex Fibers).
Shoulder insignia indicates he served as a hospital steward. His rank was Petty Officer 3.
Charles was born in West Virginia, and grew up in Strasburg. He returned there after his WWII military service. He married Lois Marguerite (Racey) Stinson in 1946.
By 1950, Charles and Lois lived on King Street in Strasburg. Charles was working as a hospital attendant in the American Viscose facility in Front Royal.
Charles and Lois divorced in 1963.
Charles' second wife, Evelyn Lucille (Metz) Stinson, was originally from Duck, West Virginia. She retired from American Viscose Corporation (later called Avtex Fibers).
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "June 1945" box of plates.
Contributor
Identified in 2006 by both Eva Mae Pifer and Graham Conner.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Charles E. Stinson appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 011417, 011765, and 024887.
Charles E. Stinson's U.S. Navy Discharge Certificate appears in Morrison Studio Collection number 026054.
Identifier
011765
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Charles E. Stinson,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/39462.
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