Second Lieutenant William Stolhand Scudder

1915 - 1944  (28 years)

• Name	William Stolhand Scudder
  Prefix	Second Lieutenant
  Birth	16 Sep 1915	Ohio
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Jul 1944
  Burial	7 May 1949	South Minneapolis, Minnesota
  Person ID	I40994	Scudder
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2013

  
  

  Father	Blaine Bristow Scudder,   b. 29 Apr 1879, Ohio d. 9 Apr 1961, Hennepin county, Minnesota (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Cora Tyra Stolhand,   b. 25 Sep 1890, Wisconsin d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	14 Oct 1913	Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa
  Family ID	F6053	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy M. Lee,   b. 23 Apr 1919, Oklahoma d. 30 Nov 2004, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma (Age 85 years)
  Children	1. Scudder
  Family ID	F14469	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  William enlisted in the Army on October 8, 1942, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and volunteered for parachutist duty. He became a member of B Company, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Diviaion. He jumped into Normandy in the early hours of June 6, 1944, D-Day. He was immediately involved in heavy hedgerow fighting as the regiment was embroiled in combat, without relief for the next few weeks. On July 3rd, his company came under enemy fire and retreated to a safer location. Later, under the cover of darkness, Scudder organized a group of volunteers to return to the field of battle and recover the dead and wounded. During this rescue and recovery mission he was killed by sniper fire.