Tom Stafford, Author at 87th Infantry Division Legacy Association

The Mass Surrender of German Troops to the 347th Infantry Regiment on May 6, 1945

by Tom Stafford | 17 Aug 2004 | Personal Accounts

I was surprised to read that our Division is credited with capturing only 10,282 German Prisoners of War during World War II. Having been personally involved in the acceptance on May 6, 1945 of the formal surrender of over 40,000 Wehrmacht (German Regular Army) and Schutzstaffel (SS) troops…

Tom Stafford

by Tom Stafford | 15 Aug 2004 | Biographies

Thomas (Tom) Stafford was born in Washington, DC (June 1923) and raised in Petersburg, VA (Colonial Heights) where he lived during all of his early years. Tom was drafted (March 1943) out of college (Virginia Polytechnic Institute) into the Army during World War II....

The Mass Surrender of German Troops to the 347th Infantry Regiment on May 6, 1945

Tom Stafford

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