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Maternal grandson of James Edward Lewis and Mary Jane Jordan.
He was a World War II Army veteran and a recipient of the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. He was president of the United Methodist Men, choir member and administrative board member at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church. He was a member of Mississippi Board of Realtors and a member of the Farm and Land Institute. He was a graduate of Lincoln Institute of Master Appraisors.
Clipping sent to me by Sarah Stafford. Printed year approx. 1943. Unknown what date or what paper this was printed:
Wound Healed, He'll Return to Service
Another Fayette County soldier is "home from the war" - but this time only temporarily. He is James Robert Stafford, 24, wounded eight months ago in the invasion of New Georgia Island, in the Southwest Pacific. He has been hospitalized for several months and recently arrived home for a furlough before returning to active duty.
Pvt. Stafford was one of the early registrants to go from Fayette County after the Selective Service System was placed in operation. He was induced March 14, 1941, and has seen 13 months of foreign service.
On last July 25, when Allied forces were engaged in the New Georgia attack, a Japanese sniper fired a rifle bullet which entered Pvt. Stafford's right shoulder and ranged upward into his neck.
He received first aid immediately, and spent nearly five months in hospitals overseas, where, he reports, he received good treatment. He landed in the United States Jan.12.
Pvt. Stafford is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Stafford, Route 1, and has a brother, Pvt. Carthal R. Stafford, now stationed at Camp Phillip, Kansas.
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1919 - 1994 (74 years)
