A Family Genealogy of
the Gentle House of Stapleton
 

HomeFamily ListDatabaseSurname IndexIndex of IndividualsIndex of Noble HousesFamous and Infamous People

 

Ollie Ray STAPLETON #83458

7 OCT 1943 - 15 OCT 1968

Personal Information

  • BIRTH: 7 OCT 1943, Commerce, Ottawa, Oklahoma, USA
  • DEATH: 15 OCT 1968, Dinh Tuong, Vietnam

Notes

A Real American Hero. SPEC4 Ollie Ray Stapleton was an infantryman in Vietnam when on patrol he stepped on a land mine and was killed. Ollie won the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action. In addition, he was awarded the Bronze Star for Valor with Combat Distiguishing Device (V) for his exemplary gallantry in action. Ollie also earned the Bronze Star for Merit for his sustained meritorious service.

Parents

Father: Ollie Calvin STAPLETON #83454

Mother: Winifred Josephine CAVEN #83455

 
 
                                                            _William Fieldon STAPLETON _+
                                                           | (1856 - 1947) m 1881       
                             _William Alexander STAPLETON _|
                            | (1882 - 1973)                |
                            |                              |_Mary Elizabeth GORDON _____
                            |                                (1856 - 1949) m 1881       
 _Ollie Calvin STAPLETON ___|
| (1916 - 2010) m 1937      |
|                           |                               ____________________________
|                           |                              |                            
|                           |_Larua Belle GRISHAM _________|
|                             (1892 - 1967)                |
|                                                          |____________________________
|                                                                                       
|
|--Ollie Ray STAPLETON 
|  (1943 - 1968)
|                                                           ____________________________
|                                                          |                            
|                            ______________________________|
|                           |                              |
|                           |                              |____________________________
|                           |                                                           
|_Winifred Josephine CAVEN _|
  (1920 - 2006) m 1937      |
                            |                               ____________________________
                            |                              |                            
                            |______________________________|
                                                           |
                                                           |____________________________

Source References