Howard Curtis STAFFORD

1922 - 1988  (66 years)

• Name	Howard Curtis STAFFORD
  Born	13 Jan 1922	Anoka, Anoka Co, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Military	From 19 Oct 1942 to 4 Jan 1946
  _UID	0DD72CA95C8F7D4482FB9EA46969B8CC7A11
  Died	8 Mar 1988	Mounds View, Ramsey Co., Minnesota
  Buried	11 Mar 1988	South Minneapolis, Minnesota
  Person ID	I65964	Branch 009 Richard Stafford 1750 VA
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2010

  
  

  Father	Claude Jennings STAFFORD,   b. 22 Feb 1898, Polk Co., Iowa ,   d. 2 Feb 1975, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Laura Ovedia FORDINGSTAD,   b. 8 Sep 1902, Iowa ,   d. 25 Feb 1972, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota  (Age 69 years)
  Married	1921	Anoka, Anoka Co, Minnesota
  Family ID	F23372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ronna Ann O'HARE,   b. 25 Dec 1926, Minnesota ,   d. 6 Dec 1991, Minnesota  (Age 64 years)
  Married	Abt 1936	Minnesota
  Children	1. Destiny Diane STAFFORD,   b. 17 Dec 1946, Hennepin Co., Minnesota ,   d. Abt Jun 1984, Houston, Harris Co., Texas  (Age 37 years)
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2021
  Family ID	F22796	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  FROM ONE WORLD TREE Howard's nicknames were Howie and Staff. Howard died at home in MN. He was sitting in a kitchen chair and suddenly dropped off the chair on to the floor. He apparently died instantly. He was buried at the military cemetery at Fort Snelling, MN. Howard h ad served in the Combat Engineers in Europe during WW II. He had been a postal delivery man in Columbia Heights, MN, for most of his life after leaving the service after the war. All of the children of Claude and Laura Stafford attended many schools. They moved frequently. Howard was the first born. He was born at home in Anoka, Minn. He attended schools in Anoka, Columbia Heights, and Robbinsdale, Minn. as well as in Chicago, Ill for a short time. Howard graduated from Robbinsdale High School in 1940. Howard was in the army during World War II. He had basic training in Fort Lewis, Wash. He spent some time in an Army Air Force training program but the army cut back the number of cadets to be trained in about 1943 and Howard was transferred into a Combat Engineers unit in the 69th Infantry Division. He met a beautiful young lady with auburn hair while in St. Louis. He fell madly in love with her immediately and they were married before he was sent overseas. Howard was in advanced training in the 69th Division in Camp Shelby, Miss. before the unit was sent to Europe. A short time before his unit was shipped out, his brother Milton was also sent to Camp Shelby for advanced training with the 65th Infantry Division. They were only able to get together once during the brief perion while they were both in the same camp. Howard was a postman most of his life after returning home from the army afterWorld War II. He built his own home on the same few acres that his fa ther and mother lived. He had also helped build their house before he we nt into the service. Howard had some health problems. He had severe ulcerated vericose veins in his legs, and had to retire early from the Postal Service. Howard died suddenly of a heart attack while at home in 19??. He was buried in the Fort Snelling Military Hospital Near Minneapolis. Military: PFC US Army. Buried: Ft. Snelling National Cemetery.