Taught real estate investment nationwide.īoth Stan and his wife were extremely active in their children’s He served as a member of the University Place School Board, and he Stalwart member of the community, giving back after the success that he had for Of Realtors and on the National Board of Directors. Independent real estate broker and developer, President of the Washington Association Stan attended the University of Washington graduating with aĭegree in economics in only three years and eventually became a successful, Shirley were best friends and partners throughout their marriage, sharing good Ultimately for success on many dimensions. Way he lived his life, he set a very high standard for integrity, hard work and HeĪnd Shirley raised three sons – Rick, Martin and Steve. “It was the beginning of a very happy 66-year marriage. One year later, on June 22, 1946, they were married. Jack’s younger sister, Shirley, answered the door immediately taking Stan’s breath away at how she had matured into a beautiful woman from the last time they saw each other. “There’s nothing that gets you more focused than realizing thatĮveryone down there is trying to kill you,” Stanįor the next two years, Stanley Warp and his fellow Air Corps soldiers continued their efforts to ward off enemy troops until the war came to an end in September 1945 with the allies reigning victorious.Īfter combat, Warp returned to Seattle where he visited his old friend and war buddy Jack Martin. Saving the lives of all of his crew members.īased on his heroic efforts, Stanley Warp was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for “heroism in aerial flight against the enemy,” and was the only crew member of the 10 onboard that did not receive a purple heart. Maintaining calm and composed, he successfully maneuvered theĭamaged plane to the small island of Midway That same year he joined the Army Air Corps where he piloted a B-24 Liberator leading bombing missions against Axis-controlled Aircraft Carriers in the Pacific by the age of 21.ĭuring one of these bombing missions, Stan and his crew of 10Įncountered heavy gunfire that took out all of his aircraft’s He was a good student and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1941. The Warps grew up on a farm outside Tacoma raising chickens and livestock, cultivating a hard work ethic that would shape the hero he would later become serving in the war. Stanley Warp was a Norwegian-American born on September 15, 1923, in Tacoma, Washington, the second of three children from parents Halvor and Signa Warp. They refastened their skis and surfed down the rest of the mountain, enlisting in the armed forces that same day. The strike signaled the entry of the United States into theĪt first speechless, the 18-year-old men looked at each other and immediately knew what needed to be done. Aircraft losses were 188 destroyed and 159ħ, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy,” Presidentįranklin D. It also damaged three cruisers, threeĭestroyers, and one minelayer. United States at Naval Station Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii, killingĢ,403 Americans and injuring 1,178 others. That morning, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service attacked the Worry on their minds until they heard the announcement on the radio: Pearl Harbor had been attacked by the Axis. Skiing down Mount Rainier’s gorgeous Paradise slopes without a On Sunday, December 7, 1941, Stanley Warp and some friends were
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