Benjamin "Buddy" Joseph Arthur Stoney
| Born | October 10, 1921, Butte County |
| Died | June 6 1944, Killed In Action in Normandy Buried in the American Cemetery near Colleville, Normandy Grave H 10 39 Saint Laurent (Permanent Cemetery) Saint Laurent, France |
| Service Branch | Army |
| Rank | Tec 5 |
| Rating or Job | Paratrooper |
| Unit | 506th Parachute Infantry, "Easy" Company, 101st Airborne Division, |
| Campaign | D-Day |
| Military Citations | Purple Heart |
| Honors | |
| Family | Mother: Zena Geraldine Clark Stoney Father: Robert Martell Stoney Brothers: Martell Clark Stoney, James "Jimmy" Tracy Stoney, Vernon "Chick" Elwood Stoney. Grandfather: Frank Clark Half-brothers: Daniel Q. Mullins, Pat Mullins Step-father: Daniel P. Mullins |
| Notes | KonKow Maidu from Yankee Hill, CA Service No. 39530033 Enlisted April 8, 1942 in Los Angeles, CA |
| Sources | Valeria Gallone, Andora, Italy National Archives, findagrave.com |
| Mementos | Sgt. Stoney's death in Normandy was brought
to our attention by a private researcher, Valeria Gallone,
living in Andora, Italy. She provided us with three of the
photos seen here, plus an amazing account of his fate and
her fascinating mystical connection with this Butte County soldier.
(read Ms. Gallone's story) We only had this snippet of information on Sgt. Stoney, found by Stu Shaner, until we were contacted by Ms. Gallone in 2012. 
Sgt. Stoney's grave marker in Normandy |
Sergeant Stoney's brother at the Normandy gravesite, D-Day Anniversary 2016 |
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Sgt. Stoney with his outfit, 101st Airborne,
at Ft. Bragg, NC. |
|
 Benjamin
Stoney (2nd from right) on long march of December '42 from
Camp Toccoa to Atlanta. |
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Zena Clark in center on horse back. |
|
 Zena Clark's grave marker in the Clark Cemetery at Yankee Hill, near Oroville, CA Many of Sgt. Stoney's family are buried here. |
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 Clark family cemetery in Yankee Hill, CA |