Howard Stanley Baldwin was born on January 19, 1924 to George W. and Eva Baldwin, who lived at 632 New Street, Spring City, Pennsylvania. He had 11 siblings; brothers: Liewellyn, Wilber, George, Kenneth, Robert, Harvey, and sisters Jean, Shirley, Betty and Marie, Irene.

 Howard attended the Salem School in East Vincent Township, Route 724 between New and Arch Streets. (It opened November 1888, on what was then named Route 83), and later worked at the Royersford Foundry and Machine Company, where his father worked.  The Royersford Foundry was then located on Main Street by the Railroad, and has since moved to Phoenixville.

 Howard entered the Army in May 1943.  After basic training, he was shipped to the European Theater, and was in North Africa on Thanksgiving Day.

 Howard was assigned to serve with the 179^th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, the  “Thunderbird Division”.  Howard’s Division saw heavy combat in Sicily, Sareno, Anzio and Southern France.

 Private First Class Howard Stanley Baldwin was Killed In Action on June 1, 1944 in Italy.  During a firefight, his brother Wilbur told him to stay down under cover.  But he looked up to fire at the enemy and was shot.   He died in his brother Wilbur’s’ arms. (Famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle died in a similar incident on Okinawa).

 Howard is buried at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Italy.

 His brother, George Oscar Baldwin, arrived home on leave from the Navy in late June where he then learned of his brother’s death.

 Two other brothers served during the War:  Master Sergeant Liewellyn F., who was then stationed in Florida and Wilbur Earl in Italy.