Shelby was a superb scholar and writer. I am confident many of his books will be long regarded as standard references. He was a tremendous help to me when I was writing my book, AFTER TET  (1993). Of course he had a disinguished military career.that I knew very little about because he never tooted his own horn.
He will be greatly missed by the community of military historians

Ronald Spector   5/12/2025

Unaware until today of Shelby's passing. There may be a secret here and that is his contribution to lost men in Vietnam.  By order of President Reagan and by direction of Gen. Wallace M. Greene, I was tasked to determine what, if any, of our military were alive and still in Vietnam.  Captain Stanton had access to all records available. One by one we drilled down on missing. That collection of Marine names are in the book The Warriors the US Marines. No one knew the source of our material. Some were very unhappy about it.  I reported only to Gen Greene (ret) personally as former CMC USMC. .Captain Stantons contribution to the United States cannot be measured.  For those who lost loved ones his information gave great relief where relieve failed to come.

My father had all of your books. He was a highly decorated Vietnam Veteran. He passed in December 2022. I am sorry to hear of your passing. Master Sargent Edward Francis Davis and he is buried at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. 
Praying for all the soldiers who are now at peace and in the Presence of the Almighty. 
Thank you for your service.
Duyen Charollotte (Davis) Boyd

Dear Kathy and Family,
The news about Shelby’s death was a tremendous shock to us and we still can’t believe that he is not among us anymore. Please accept our deepest sympathies during this difficult time. Words cannot express how sorrow we feel for your loss.
We had the honor of knowing Shelby for more than 20 years and during this time he truly became our closest, most cherished friend. Without him, we would never have developed in the same manner, would never have accomplished all the things that are so dear to us. He was an essential part of our lives and he will be terribly missed. It is so hard to imagine that we won’t be able to correspond with him again.
He was such an outstanding man with so many outstanding talents. His immense wealth of knowledge about historical topics was simply incredible. It is no wonder that he turned out to become an internationally acknowledged, highly respected author who contributed so many important and unsurpassed milestone works about American military history. 
Shelby was a real master of the English language and could write with so much power of expression – it is so sad that he did not pursue the field of poetry. It would have suited him so well. At least, he was able to use some of his amazing language skills at the online dictionary dict.cc and greatly advance this platform with most valuable contributions.
The passion to share his immense knowledge, advocate for human rights and democracy, fight against racism and generously help others who were in need will never be forgotten. For example, he offered immense support for combating racist tendencies in the European WWII reenactment community and aided us to set up the 2007 WWII Living History agreement. He provided assistance and furnished us with so many invaluable, crucial information for our book projects (which would not have been possible without him), our websites, and living history group – always emphasizing the need to learn from history. (…)


(continued condolence ...) He was such a talented creative artist and built up so many wonderful and extraordinary historical displays which were all dedicated to uppermost authenticity, perfectly compiled in every little detail. We were so glad that we were able to assist him in this regard – even though our contributions are not comparable to all the things he did for us in creating our own collection of historical artifacts.
We got to know him as a most sensible, brilliant person with such a deep understanding of human nature and behavior, a man with a most ingenious and open mind, a great sense of humor and magnificent wit. He accompanied us through so many important stages of our lives, offered comfort and supportive advice in times of trouble, and was so very close and near to us that we were allowed to refer to him as our “dearest uncle Shelby.” It was such a great honor to be given this extraordinary privilege.
Especially, as we know how important family was to him. He always spoke with such deep affection and love about his wife, children and grandchildren. He had to go through very hard times in his life and he was so glad and thankful that his family was always there to stand by his side and back him up. Being surrounded by his loving family during his last days must have been such a great relief for him.   
May all your wonderful memories of your husband, father or grandfather comfort you during this heartbreaking time.
He will remain deep in our hearts forever. He will be forever remembered, forever missed.
Katy and Frank
 

Dear Kathy and Family,
The news about Shelby’s death was a tremendous shock to us and we still can’t believe that he is not among us anymore. Please accept our deepest sympathies during this difficult time. Words cannot express how sorrow we feel for your loss.
We had the honor of knowing Shelby for more than 20 years and during this time he truly became our closest, most cherished friend. Without him, we would never have developed in the same manner, would never have accomplished all the things that are so dear to us. He was an essential part of our lives and he will be terribly missed. It is so hard to imagine that we won’t be able to correspond with him again.
He was such an outstanding man with so many outstanding talents. His immense wealth of knowledge about historical topics was simply incredible. It is no wonder that he turned out to become an internationally acknowledged, highly respected author who contributed so many important and unsurpassed milestone works about American military history. 
Shelby was a real master of the English language and could write with so much power of expression – it is so sad that he did not pursue the field of poetry. It would have suited him so well. At least, he was able to use some of his amazing language skills at the online dictionary dict.cc and greatly advance this platform with most valuable contributions.
The passion to share his immense knowledge, advocate for human rights and democracy, fight against racism and generously help others who were in need will never be forgotten. For example, he offered immense support for combating racist tendencies in the European WWII reenactment community and aided us to set up the 2007 WWII Living History agreement. He provided assistance and furnished us with so many invaluable, crucial information for our book projects (which would not have been possible without him), our websites, and living history group - always emphasizing the need to learn from history. 

Dearest Kathy and Family,
My heart goes out to you all in this time of sorrow.
I wish I could be there with you.
Shelby was a unique person---such intelligence and ability.
I highly respected him.
With love ,
Ellen

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Shelby Lee Stanton

1 febrero, 1948 – 31 mayo, 2023

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