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In memory of
James Archie Stoy
SURFMAN, Coast Guard and Army and Navy
February 12, 1894 to October 7, 1968
- Coast Guard and Army and Navy
- 1894 to 1968
- World War II
- World War I
- Washington
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- Branch
- Coast Guard and Army and Navy
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- SURFMAN
- Wars
- World War II, World War I
- Born
- February 12, 1894
- Died
- October 7, 1968
Resting place
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration
Accessed September 24, 2026. Confirms name, date of birth, date of death, branch, rank, and cemetery. Open dataset 3u66-fxug, decedent 7569377, last updated by the VA August 25, 2006.
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