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a.d. elliott
Biography
Desert Storm/Desert Shield
Died in Service
Gulf War
New Hampshire
US Air Force
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Specialist Stanley Walter Bartusiak was born in Chicago, Illinois, on May 18, 1856. He was raised in Calumet City, Illinois, and graduated from Thornton Fractional North High School in 1974. Specialist Stanley Walter Bartusiak attended South Suburban Junior College and the University of Illinois before enlisting in the US Army in August 1985.
He served a five-year Army contract, training as a Heavy Mechanic, and spent most of his service in Alaska. Specialist Stanley Walter Bartusiak remained in the US Army Reserves following the end of his contract.
Specialist Stanley Walter Bartusiak reactivated in response to Desert Storm/Desert Shield and the onset of the Gulf War. He deployed to the Persian Gulf on February 13, 1990.
On February 25, 1991, Specialist Stanley Walter Bartusiak died during his service when a SCUD missle hit his barracks. He rests at the Polk Memorial Gardens in Columbia, Tennessee.
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