The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to stand in honor at the Interment Service for Donald Deloy Stoddard at Mountain View Memorial Park, 3016 Kalmia Avenue, Boulder, 80301 on Saturday, June 26, 2021 at 10:00AM. Donald Stoddard was born on January 5, 1921 and was Killed In Action on November 22, 1943 at the age of 22. After nearly 77 years of being classified as Missing In Action, he was "Accounted For" on March 16, 2020 and is now coming home to his final resting place. 9:00AM - Stage at Mountain View Memorial Park 9:15AM - Mission Briefing 9:30AM - Form Flag Line at the Gravesite
Ken "Nick" Nicholas will serve as Ride Captain and will bring Flags Please read the following Press Release:
PRESS RELEASE | April 6, 2020
Marine Accounted For From World War II (Stoddard, Donald Deloy)
WASHINGTON – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Marine Corps Sgt. Donald D. Stoddard, 22, killed during World War II, was accounted for on March 16, 2020.
In November 1943, Stoddard was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, which landed against stiff Japanese resistance on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands, in an attempt to secure the island. Over several days of intense fighting at Tarawa, approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors were killed and more than 2,000 were wounded, while the Japanese were virtually annihilated. Stoddard died on the third day of battle, Nov. 22, 1943. He was reported to have been buried in Row D of the East Division Cemetery, later renamed Cemetery 33.
Jim Herstein
303-518-8790
jwherst@aol.com
I will be honored to stand for Marine Sgt. Stoddard
To the family and friends of Mr. Stoddard please accept my sincere condolences. Welcome home and thank you for your service and sacrifice to our country.
Mike
Following is an interesting piece on the process for identifying the remains of our Fallen Heroes, including those of Sgt. Stoddard:
http://missingmarines.com/2019/06/26/the-fourth-row/
Rest In Peace Donald Stoddard.
To the family and friends of this hero, on behalf of a grateful nation, my condolences are offered as a token of appreciation for the honorable and faithful service rendered by your loved one!
I will be honored to stand for Sgt. Stoddard. My sincere condolences to the family of Mr. Stoddard. I am available to RC and I will provide flags. Semper fi.
Sincere appreciation for the US Marine Corps Service and ultimate Sacrifice, during WWII, of Donald Stoddard. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.
SEMPER FI
I wish to send my sincere condolences and prayers to the family and friends of SGT Donald Deloy Stoddard a WWII KIA/MIA US Marine Corps Hero. I am grateful for the service that was provided us, in the past, so we can enjoy the freedoms we have today. I am happy to see that he is finally coming home for his final rest. Stand down your mission is complete.
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‘Can Do’ Bob Aholt
PGR Southern Colorado Assistant State Captain