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Persoonlijke gegevens Jean Carolina Davis 

• Zij is geboren op 27 maart 1921 in Bristol, CT.
• Zij is overleden op 16 mei 2003 in Longwood, Brunswick County, North Carolina, zij was toen 82 jaar oud.
• Zij is begraven op 18 mei 2003 in Frink Stanaland Cemetery, Sunset Beach, Brunswick County, North Carolina.
• Een kind van Thomas Davis en Hazel Baldwin
• Deze gegevens zijn voor het laatst bijgewerkt op 18 januari 2020.

Gezin van Jean Carolina Davis

Zij is getrouwd met David Bedford Stanaland.

Zij zijn getrouwd op 8 mei 1943 te Bridgeport, Connecticut, zij was toen 22 jaar oud.Bron 1

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Notities over Jean Carolina Davis

Jean D. StanalandJean D. Stanaland, 82, of Ash Little River Road, died Friday, May 16, 2003, at her residence following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Stanaland was born in Bristol, CT, on March 27, 1921, and was the daughter of the late Thomas and Hazel Baldwin Davis. She was a veteran of the US Navy and the US Coast Guard and served as Director of the American Red Cross, in Elizabeth City, NC, from 1961 until 1967. She was a volunteer with the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and was a member of the Andrews Chapel United Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband, David Bedford Stanaland Sr.; and son, David Bedford Stanaland Jr. both of the home; a daughter, Julia S. Wetherington and husband Bill of New Bern, NC; three grandchildren, Carol Ann Brake Hoke, Virginia S. Lee and David B. Stanaland III; and one great-grandchild, *Matthew Warren. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, May 18, 2003, from the Chapel of Brunswick Funeral Service at 2:00 P.M., by The Rev. Maurice Lancaster, burial will be in the Frink/Stanaland Cemetery, Sunset Beach, NC. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the Lower Cape Fear Hospice, PO Box 987 Shallotte, NC. 28459.Brunswick Funeral Service and Crematory, Shallotte, NC.*Who are/were his parents?Article from The Wilmington (NC) Morning Star <http://www.wilmingtonstar.com>; Thursday, October 31, 2002 Issue:Ready recruit She helped pave the way for military womenBy Linda BordnerStar-News CorrespondentAsh - Brunswick County may be one of the fastest growing regions of the state, with new neighborhoods bumping into each other along U.S. 17, but the county still has pockets firmly rooted in the past. Several miles off Brunswick’s main highway, Jean and David Stanaland live in the farmhouse where Mr. Stanaland was born. Both of their children were raised there as well. This year, the couple celebrated the 60th anniversary of a marriage that began in World War II, when Mrs. Stanaland was helping carve a new path for women in uniform. Show Americans the words WAVEs or WAACs, and most can tell you they stand for female programs of different military branches. But mention SPARs, and you’ll probably be met with a puzzled look.Ask Mrs. Stanaland about SPARs, and she’ll open her album to a few pages of black and white photos depicting a special chapter in her life. Women of the U.S. Coast Guard SPARs provided communication work vital to the World War II war effort. In 1942, it became apparent to President Franklin D. Roosevelt that women were desperately needed to fill stateside positions and free men for overseas duty. Not wishing to rely on posters alone, personnel went out to find and sign up young women for the tasks ahead. When a Bridgeport, Conn., recruiter came to 20-year old Jean Davis, she answered the call. “There was no such thing as the SPARs yet,” said the 81-year-old Mrs. Stanaland. “I signed up for the Navy.” Basic training took place in Madison, Wis., so the young female recruits piled on a train for the long trip west. As the group assembled, she met a young lady from New Jersey, Katherine (Kitty) Young. “That train car was packed jam full, but we said we’d try to sit together on the trip. We did and became fast friends.” Their friendship lasted a lifetime. Jean introduced her brother to Kitty, and her best friend later became her sister-in-law. Training in Wisconsin began with boot camp and basic procedure. By its completion, an interesting proposal was offered to the young WAVE recruits. A new program sought WAVEs to form a female group affiliated with the Coast Guard instead of the Navy. The idea appealed to Jean for two reasons. It would take her back to New England, plus one other perk. “Back then you had to buy your own uniforms, a dark blue skirt, jacket and hat. In the summer, you changed to a white hat,” she said. “But if you’d sign up for the Coast Guard, they’d give you the money (then $200) to buy your uniforms. The thing I liked about it was that all I had to do was change my shield (shoulder patch) and I was ready for the Coast Guard.” Coast Guard enlistment included advanced radio school education to master topics such as international Morse code and electron theory. Back in New England, she reported for duty at the communication station in Boston. She distinctly recalls being checked in by a handsome young Coast Guard radioman. Months later, they would be wed, a marriage now in its 60th year. “I met him the day I went in there. We started dating right away. They moved around so fast. He was about to be moved. If you were going to get married, you had to act pretty quick.” In fact, it was only by chance she met husband-to-be David Stanaland at all. Just back from assignment in Iceland, he had been slated for flood duty in Mississippi. When that mission was scrubbed, he was sent temporarily to the Boston station. That station became a nerve center for war communication. As the messages, sometimes coded, came into the hub, Mrs. Stanaland and fellow SPARs teletyped them to their destinations, whether ships at sea or other districts. Pay was $60 a month. “It wasn’t much,” she said. “But the people I worked with were wonderful. I went in the SPARs when they started up, the very first group. Everyone was just as nice as they could be. I liked the work, really enjoyed what I was doing.” SPAR regulations strictly promoted a wholesome, youthful image. Her marriage to the radioman was tolerated by the military, but once she became pregnant, her career had to change. She adds, “You had a very short dealer in the service!”

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