J.B. Stokes

Biography

J.B. Stokes (September 2, 1922 – February 24, 2013) was an American Army non-commissioned officer and World War II veteran. He served as a Staff Sergeant with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, and was one of the original members of the company trained at Camp Toccoa, Georgia. Born in Leonard, Texas, Stokes was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942 and volunteered for the airborne forces. He trained with Easy Company and became a qualified paratrooper before deploying to England in preparation for the Allied invasion of Europe. Stokes parach…