Memorial Mission
Stanley J. Reba
US Army Air Corps
WW II Veteran
and Smoke Jumper
Farmingdale, NY - 08/04/2024
Mission applies to the following Region(s):
Region 8, Region 9
About the Mission:
Stanley J. Reba was a 1941 graduate of Boys High School in Brooklyn, where he was a standout football player. He earned the Lou Gehrig Football Award and a seven month scholarship to Holy Cross College. He later entered the service during WW II as a 2nd Lieutenant, and served for 3 years in the South Pacific. During that period, he earned a Purple Heart Medal.
After his military service, Stanley married, and later joined the Smoke Jumpers, an elite fire fighting unit. On August 5th, 1949 he and 12 other Smoke Jumpers parachuted into a fire scene in Mann Gulch, Montana. The fire had just started but as they arrived on the scene, the fire had a "blowup" which caused it to accelerate tremendously and all 13 Smoke Jumpers perished. A graveside Memorial sevice will be conducted on this, the 75th anniversary of that tragic day.
Patriot Guard Riders has been requested to stand a flag line during a memorial for this American Hero.
Primary Staging Date and Staging Time:
08/04/2024 at 01:15pm
Staging Location:
Long Island National Cemetery
2040 Wellwood Ave.
Farmingdale, NY 11735
Lead Ride Captain and Contact Info:
Jim & Terry Martinelli
631-617-3298
Special Covid-19 Mission Guidelines:
Updated 15, May 2024
The CDC has changed its COVID-19 protocol recommendations for 2024, updating them to reflect the changing severity and transmission of the virus. Please click here for the latest information and continue to practice common sense distancing protocols while in enclosed locations.
Special Information:
Please have your flags and meet RCs Terry and Jim at Administration Parking Lot. They will lead to the gravesite around 1:30pm for a 2 pm ceremony. There will be Smoke Jumpers and local FD at the site also, so hopefully we will be on site in time to get ample parking.
Is there a Second Stage to this Mission?
no
Submitted by:
Pete Jepson SRC Region 9
rs 08/01; MER
