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Stanley Arthur Meyerhoff

West Point, 1949

Be Thou At Peace

Posted by Terence Powers on September 8, 2026:

USMA Class of 1949 - West Point [CULLUM NUMBER 17227]

Stanley Arthur Meyerhoff
12 Dec 1925 â€" 1 Jun 2011

2ND LT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II & KOREA

Son of
- Harry Samuel Meyerhoff [6 Dec 1894 â€" 2 Jun 1964] born in Austria
- Esther [Estelle] [Strella] Meyerhoff nee Berkowitz [1902-1978] born in New York
He had one brother
- Leonard Meyerhoff [1922-2013]


He graduated West Point in 1949, having served in WW II and then Korea.
He was commisioned into the US Army Chemical Corps in 1949.
He was honorably discharged , disabled, in 1954.
He died in California in 2011.


www.findagrave.com/memorial/150794750/stanley-arthur-meyerhoff


Stanley's family in 1930 in Brooklyn New York

1930 United States Federal Census
Home Brooklyn, Kings, New York 44th STREET Number 242F
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
- Hary Myerhoff 34 Head
Birth Year abt 1896 Birthplace Austria
www.findagrave.com/memorial/151768896/harry-s-meyerhoff
Age at First Marriage 25
Father's Birthplace Austria Mother's Birthplace Austria
Language Spoken Jewish
Immigration Year 1897
Naturalization Naturalized
Able to Speak English Yes
Occupation Manager for Schefield Industry farms co
x Harry Samuel Meyerhoff
U.S., Veterans Administration Military Service
Birth Date 4 Dec 1894
Military Date 16 Apr 1919
Residence Place Brooklyn, New York
Death Date 29 May 1964
x Harry Samuel Meyerhoff New York, U.S., Naturalization Record
Birth Date 6 Dec 1894 Birth Place Austria
Departure Place Montreal, Canada
Residence Place New York, USA
Petition Date 11 Jul 1916 New York, USA
Ship Canadian Pacific Ry
District Court Southern District, New York

- Estelle Myerhoff 28 Wife
Birth Year abt 1902 Birthplace New York
www.findagrave.com/memorial/151787329/esther-meyerhoff
Strella B Berkowitz New York, New York Marriage
Marriage Date 24 Sep 1921 Marriage Place Manhattan, New York, USA
Spouse Harry Samuel Meyerhoff

- Lenord Myerhoff 8 Son
Birth Year abt 1922 Birthplace New York
x Leonard Meyerhoff World War II Draft Cards Age 20
Birth Date 8 Apr 1922 Birth Place New York, New York
Registration Date 30 Jun 1942 Brooklyn, Kings, New York
Employer Student Next of Kin Estelle Meyerhoff
x L Meyerhoff U.S., Social Security Death XXX-XX-9302
Birth Date 8 Apr 1922 Issue State New York
Death Date 10 Jan 2013

- Slanley Myerhoff 4 Son
Birth Year [abt 1925] Age in 1930 [4 6/12]Birthplace New York
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Stanley Arthur Meyerhoff
U.S., Select Military Register
Birth Date 12 Dec 1925 Birth Place New York
Military Date 3 Dec 1950
Publication Date 1951
Title U.S. Army Register


17227 Stanley Arthur Meyerhoff B-NY: WW2A: CmlC: TAS 50: Hon disc dsbl 54 1L

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