Stanley Armour Dunham

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Stanley Armour Dunham
Born(1918-03-23)March 23, 1918
Wichita, Kansas, USA
DiedFebruary 8, 1992(1992-02-08) (aged 73)
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Buried atPunchbowl National Cemetery, Honolulu, Hawaii
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1942–1945
RankSergeant
Unit1830th Ordnance Supply and Maintenance Company
Third Army
Battles/warsWorld War II
RelationsMadelyn Payne Dunham (spouse)
Stanley Ann Dunham (daughter)
Barack Obama (grandson)
Ralph Waldo Emerson Dunham, Sr. and Ruth Lucille Armour (parents)[1]
Other workSalesman

Stanley Armour Dunham (March 23, 1918 – February 8, 1992) was the maternal grandfather of U.S. President Barack Obama. He and his wife Madelyn Payne Dunham raised Obama from the age of 10 in Honolulu, Hawaii.[2][3]

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  1. Powell, Kimberly. "Ancestry of Barack Obama - Fourth Generation". About.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2008.
  2. Scott, Janny (March 14, 2008). "A free-spirited wanderer who set Obama's path". The New York Times. p. A1. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
  3. "Obama had Multiethnic Existence in Hawaii:". February 6, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2008.

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