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Harvey Stanton, 94 of Saratoga, Arkansas, passed away on Monday, July 4, 2016 in Texarkana, Texas. He was born on October 3, 1921 in Saratoga, Arkansas the son of the late Barney Downs and Eron Fincher Stanton.

Mr. Stanton was a member to the Saratoga Church of Christ, the American Legion, and a World War II Army veteran where he served in the Merrill’s Maruders unit, which was a United States Army long range penetration special operations jungle warfare unit.

He was preceded in death by two brothers Sidney Stanton, Billy Stanton, and a sister Bobby McJunkins.

Survivors include his wife, Virginia Stanton of Saratoga, AR; one son Garry Stanton of Hot Springs, AR; a daughter Jackie Hubbard and husband Derral of Arlington, TX; one brother Joe Stanton of Seagoville, TX; a sister Bettye Williams of Haughton, LA; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be 4:00 to 7:00 P.M., Thursday, July 7 at Latimer Funeral Home.

Graveside services will be 10:00 A.M., Friday, July 8 at Saratoga Cemetery, under the direction of Latimer Funeral Home in Nashville.

Memorials may be made to the Saratoga Cemetery Fund.

You may send an online sympathy message at www.latimerfuneralhome.com

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The picture on this memorial is of Harvey Stanton who is from Saratoga and his mule. This picture is on the cover of a book titled "Who Stole My Mule?" by Sherman A. Glass a veternaian. He writes about taking care of the animals used in Burma. Harvey served in World War II in Burma under General "Vinegar" Joe Stillwell. Merrill's Marauders were the main fighting force in Burma. They were fighting to drive the Japanese out of Burma so a road could be built to join up with the Burma Road into China so the Chinese who were fighting the Japanese, could be more easily supplied. The ony way to supply them was by air over the Himalayan mountains.

The only way to get supplies to the fighting forces in Burma was by packing it in on mules or horses. There were no roads only trails through the jungle. They only moved by night to keep from being detected by the Japanese. Imagine leading a mule down a trail in the dense jungle in complete darkness and silence.

Harvey told friends that he led a mule all over Burma.

Tom Brokaw described the World War II vets as "The Greatest Generation". We are losing this generation at an alarming rate.

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