Douglas Shaw Stallings

Douglas Shaw "Buddy" Stallings, 88, of Greensboro, MD, died Tuesday April 7, 2009 at the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Douglas was born on July 18, 1920 in Annapolis, MD, to the late Robert Stallings and Lillie Shaw Stallings. He graduated from Annapolis High School in 1938 and from Annapolis Fleet Business College in 1939. After business college, he worked at the United States Naval Academy and Naval Experiment Station in Annapolis, MD. He volunteered for the Army Air Corps in 1943 and was commissioned as an officer and accepted for flight training. He served in the Army Air Corps from 1943 to 1946, became certified as a pilot on multiple-engine aircraft, and was stationed on Okinawa where he flew B-24 and B-25 Bombers. After the war he assisted in the occupation of Japan, where he flew C-47's. He was honorably discharged on August 7, 1946 as a First Lieutenant, Pilot Twin Engine 1051, and he received the following citations: Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal and Occupation of Japan Medal. After the war he returned to the United States Naval Academy, as a Machinist. He moved up steadily at the Naval Academy, becoming a supervisor, and then the Director of Technical Support Department in the Division of Engineering and Weapons in 1968. He retired from the Naval Academy in 1975. Affectionately known as "Buddy" to family, friends and co-workers, Douglas spent his retirement years enjoying his love of travel and fellowship. He was an active member of the Winnebago Itasco Travelers Club (WIT), a Life Member of the Benevolent and Protected Order of the Elks (BPOE), Lodge 627, a Master Mason 3rd Degree, a Shriner, Scottish Rite of Free Masonry, Almas Temple, Washington, DC, a member of the Southern Maryland Shrine Club of Boumi Temple, Baltimore, MD, a member of the Moose Club, a member of the American Legion, and a member of the Good Sam Club. He was an active member and trustee of St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Greensboro, MD. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife, Helen Dove Stallings, who died in 2002, and his brother Bruce Stallings. He is survived by his wife, Martha Alice Stallings, of Greensboro, MD, sister Jeanette Stallings Litz of Annapolis, MD, daughters Carolyn Kramer of Annapolis, MD, Brenda Covert of Greensboro, MD, Dorrie Davis of Annapolis, MD, stepson Steven Stouffer of Hagerstown, MD, stepdaughter Christy Stouffer of Arnold, MD, and many loving grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 11 at 11:00 AM in St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 306 W. Sunset Ave., Greensboro, MD 21639. Family and friends may call Friday evening from 7 to 9 PM in the Fleegle and Helfenbein Funeral Home, 106 W. Sunset Ave., Greensboro. Entombment will be private in the Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery, Annapolis. Suggested memorial donations to the St. Paul's UMC Organ Fund; PO Box 57, Greensboro, MD 21639.

Douglas Shaw Stallings

July 18, 1920 - April 7, 2009