William F. Stone

William F. Stone was born and raised in Roxbury, Massachusetts,  he was the son of Anthony Stone, and Marion (Phillips) Stone, who was originally from Summerside, Prince Edward Island.  He had two sisters, one of which was, Lucille (Stone) Richards,  who was a widely known professional baseball player. His mother, Marion, visited out of state wounded veterans in armed service hospitals, during the Korean War. She brought with her gifts of home baked cakes, pie, and cookies, three times a week to the servicemen at the Murphy Army Hospital, in Waltham.

Name	William F Stone
Service Number	Ra11155029
Home State	Massachusetts
Home County	Suffolk
Place Casualty	North Korea Sector
Date Casualty	04/21/1951
Casualty Type	Returned To Duty FECOM
Details	Seriously Wounded In Action By Missile
Details 2	Returned To Duty Fecom
Grade	Private First Class
Branch	Infantry
Specialty	Light Weapons Infantryman
Troop Number	In Div - 7th
Troop Element	In Div Inf Regt
Unit	0017
Race	White
Component	USA Regular Army
Disposition Date	05/22/1951

Pfc Willam F. Stone was a Private first class solider. He was part of the infantry branch, and his specialty was a Light Weapons Infantry Man. He was part of the USA Regular Army, and his unit was 0017. His troop number was In. Div-7^th, and his troop element was In. Div. Inf Regt. He was attached to the Company G, 17^th Infantry Regiment, 7^th infantry division. Stone, was injured twice throughout his time served in the Korean War. He was first injured in the North Korea Sector, and at just nineteen, he lie wounded in a hospital in Tokyo, Japan. On April, 21^st 1951 he was seriously wounded in action by a missile, in North Korea, and he was returned to Duty FECOM. He was also wounded for a second time, in the leg. Despite his injuries, Pfc Willam F. Stone did survive the Korean War.

`While recovering in Tokyo, William F. Stone, asked his mother Marion Stone, to visit one of the  hospitals his friend Pvt. Eugene Jamison was recovering at in, Massachusetts. Jamison was from New York City, and was injured by a machine gun bullet that shattered his leg in Korea. Like many, there was no one to visit Jamison while he was staying in an out of state hospital. Stone begged his mother in a letter home to bring Jamison food and company, because his family could not afford to visit him during the war. Mrs. Stone first walked into the ward at Murphy Hospital to visit Pvt. Jamison she felt heart sick. She says “I don't believe any of them was over 23... lying there all alone with no one to visit them”. She brought home made baked goods and meals to the soldiers staying in the hospital, the food they received in the hospital was okay, but after spending so long at war the soldiers appreciated a real home cooked meal, and some company, since many soldiers families were unable to visit them. During Marion's time at the hospital she uncovered some war tales about her son from Pvt. Jamison. One night Pvt. Jamison and William F. Stone were lying in a foxhole near the Manchurian with four other men when William “Billy” heard a noise from the other side of the ridge. He climbed the incline armed with his rifle, and spotted six of the enemy. He tried to fire, but discovered it was ice-bound. The veterans thought Billy was scared when he was clambering down the ridge, but they were mistaken. He jumped back into the foxhole, and grabbed some hand grenades, and climbed back strategically.  Pvt. Jamison says “He was a great guy in a pinch.” He ended up killing the six enemies outright.

During William F. Stone's time in the Korean war, which he was dis positioned from on May 22^nd 1951,he kept himself busy and entertained. One July, during the ice in Japan, he spent his days at the Hecht Neighborhood House in Dolchester. He was dubbed the “Dorchester Jitterbug”, because he used to play around a lot during his time in Dolchester, and dancing was his form of entertainment during this time, throughout his journey of the Korean War

Billy, is my grandfather's first cousin, and my third cousin. Although he was born and raised in Massachusetts, his mother Marion Phillips, was from Summerside, Prince Edward Island,. She is my grandfather's Aunt and my Great Great Aunt. My grandfather Allen , found most of this information on his cousin Billy, from a newspaper clipping that featured an article on his cousin and Aunt from the Korean War. After my great grandfather passed away, my grandfather inherited this newspaper clipping from him. My grandfather now owns the table that is featured in the article my great great Aunt Marion is preparing food on for the wounded soldiers. This trip has helped me uncover the connections between my family in Canada, and parts of my family I didn't even know of living in the States.

By Jillian Silliker