Thomas Richard Stauber
Era: Korea
Military Branch: Air Force
Stauber, Thomas Richard
Thomas Richard Stauber was born in October 25th 1930 at Duluth, Minnesota. He is the son of Rudolf & Josephine [Wild] Stauber. He graduated from Cathedral High School in 1949.
Mr. Stauber served in the Korean War. He served in the U.S. Air Force. His date of service began in July 16th 1951 until his separation on July 9th 1955. He was assigned to Suwon, Korea with the 51st Fighter Wing. He rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant .
SGT Stauber earned the following merits for his service:
- United Nations Service Medal,
- Republic of Korea Korean War Service Medal,
- National Defense Service Medal, -and-
- the Good Conduct Medal.
After the Korean War he returned home and married Marlene Ingrid [High] on January 17th 1953 and they started a family. He is an honorary member of the "B" Company Marines Reserve unit and participates in their reunions.
The following source of information is from the Veterans' Memorial Hall veteran's history form:
"I completed basic training at San Antonio, Texas and went to Pennsylvania for 9 weeks of schooling for auto mechanics. My next assignment was in Tucson, Arizona at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base working in the Air Craft Refueling Section.
'Was promoted to Sergeant at this base before I got called for oversea duty. Spent 2 weeks in Kunsan, Korea and was transferred to Suwon, Korea with the 51st Fighter Wing. Worked on Air Craft Fuel and Oil Trucks there. We were one of the top fighter squads in Korea. We had some top pilots in there.
'After one year in Korea, I was sent home to Walker Air Force Base in Roswell, New Mexico. I was discharged from there and came home to Duluth. Our fighter squad has a reunion every year at different places in the States. We have one in July at Myrtle Beach this year.
'I hope you can read this note as I have a tough time writing. I'm 83 and my hands from frost bite have a hard time holding the pen because of very little feeling in the fingers. Thank you, Tom"
Albert J. Amatuzio Research Center | Veterans Memorial Hall (vets-hall.org)
