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Lloyd J. Stussi was born March 3, 1920, in Spokane, WA. He died Oct. 12, 1998 and was buried in Orchard Prairie Cemetery, Hillyard, Spokane County, WA.
Lloyd was a World War II U. S. Army vetern who was inducted March 14, 1942, at Fort Lewis, WA and was assigned to the 607th Tank Destroyer Battalion at Sunnyvale, CA.
Trained at the Hunter-Ligett Military Reservation Training Center, Camp Cooke, CA and Camp Hood,TX. Shipped out to England and arrived April 21, 1944 at MacClesfield, Cheshire and then crossed the channel to Normandy, France where they arrived June 16, 1944 at Camp Barton Stacy. The battalion was attached to the 90th Division, 3rd Army under General Patton.
Wounded Dec. 4, 1944 at Saarlautern, Germany, but rejoined the battalion Dec. 24, 1944. When the war ended he had spent 94 days in hospital with hepatitus. Rejoined the battalion at Marseilles, France and sailed to Camp Kilmer, NJ on the USS George Washington. Discharged Nov. 7, 1945 at Camp Beale, CA.
Awarded the Purple Heart, Good Conduct and Victory medals and the ETO Theatre Ribbon with five bronze stars for five campaigns.
Married Mary Jean Cook in 1948 and they had two children, Nalda Lou and Daniel Leonard; and five grandchildren. He was a retired hardware retailer in Spokane, WA.
Mentioned in the book "Tank Destroyer Forces WW II" published by Turner Publishing Co., Paducah, KY.
Burial:
Orchard Prairie Cemetery
Hillyard
Spokane County
Washington, USA