August 14. During this period they were not only subject to the usual hazards of war, but suffered the hardships due to unsani- tary surroundings in a confined space, without food or adequate facilities for the sick and wounded due to overcrowding." Of the 56 officers and men of the Marine Guard in the legation quarter, seven were killed and I0 wounded, with one of the latter dying of his wound.

SKETCH OUTLINE OF THE CITY OF PEKING, JUNE 1900 On July 12, 1900, during the height of the siege, it became nec- essary to get an urgent message through from the American Legation to the British Legation. Because the route to be followed went through a quarter packed with hostile Boxer troops and the risks were great, the American Minister, Edward Conger, said he could not order anyone to go. Instead he asked for volunteers. Stanley immediately stepped forward and offered his services. Despite the heavy enemy fire he succeeded in running the Boxer gauntlet and successfully completed his mission. For this exploit he was award- ed the Congressional Medal of Honor. He received the decoration in a ceremony held aboard the USS in the presence of her entire crew. After the siege was lifted Stanley departed Peking and joined the USS Monocacy for a brief period, while that vessel was docked at Taku Bar, near Tientsin. In October 1900 he was transferred to the staff of the U.S. Navy Hospital, Yokohama, Japan. Stanley reenlisted at that station. Stanley next served aboard the USS Southery, a converted collier which served as a prison ship. This tour was followed by a trans- fer to the Naval Prison, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where he ser- ved on the staff. In 1909 he was listed as a Hospital Steward aboard the USS Birmingham, and later was back aboard the Southery. In September 1917, while serving as a Chief Pharmacist’s Mate at the Port Royal, South Carolina, Navy Hospital, Stanley received a temporary commission as a Pharmacist. That December he was trans- ferred to the Naval Medical Supply Depot, Brooklyn, for duty in connection with the fitting out of the , USS Mercy.

CLOSE-UP SKETCH OF THE LEGATION QUARTER, PEKING, AT THE TIME OF THE BOXER SIEGE. RESPECTIVE LEGATIONS ARE: (I) U.S., (2) RUSSIAN, (3) BRITISH, (4) DUTCH, (5) GERMAN, (6) JAPANESE, (7) FRENCH, (8) ITALIAN, AND (9) AUSTRIAN. The following month he reported aboard the Mercy, where he remained for the next six months. In August 1918 he was transferred to the USS America, a former German liner that had been seized at the outbreak of war, renamed, and pressed into U.S. service. His stay aboard was short and he next found himself transferred to the Eighth Naval District for duty in connection with Navy Base Hospi- tal #7. This was followed by a tour aboard the USS Henderson, during which eight trans-Atlantic voyages were made bringing home veterans of the American Expeditionary Force from . From 1920 to 1921 Stanley served at the Marine Barracks, Parris Island, South Carolina, and from 1922 to 1926 at the Marine Barracks, Quantico, Virginia. On November 23, 1923, he accepted a permanent appointment as Chief Pharmacist. In May 1926 he was transferred to the Naval Hospital, Newport, Rhode Island, where he remained until 1930. From August 1930 until July 1931 he was aboard the Navy Hospital, Annapolis, Maryland, and this was followed by a three-year tour at the Pearl Harbor Naval Hospital. In August 1934 Stanley reported to the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, where he remained until August 1937. He returned to the Far East late in 1937, where he was assigned to the Sixteenth Naval District, Cavite, Philippine Islands. He remained there for one year, then returned to the United States, retiring on February I, 1939. He had honorably served his country for more than 40 years. Upon retirement, Stanley settled in Pensacola, and died there on July 15, 1942. His awards include: ~ Congressional Medal of Honor (China Relief Expedition) ~ Navy Good Conduct Medal with four bars ~ West Indies Campaign Medal ~ Sampson Medal ~ Spanish Campaign Medal ~ Philippine Campaign Medal ~ China Relief Expedition Medal ~ Victory Medal with TRANSPORT bar

18TH ANNUAL SANTA MARIA ORDERS & MEDALS SHOW

The 18th Annual Santa Maria Orders & Medals Show will be held on Saturday and Sunday, April 13-14, 1988. The show will again be at the Vandenberg Inn, Broadway & Stowell St, Santa Maria, Cali- fornia 93454, telephone (805) 922-6631. Bourse tables are avail- able and a banquet is planned for Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Del Bassetti, founder and long time host of the show has died, and this show will be a tribute to Del and his wife Jenny. For further information contact Dave Foster, 1201 Park Pacifica Avenue, Pacifica, California 94044, telephone (418) 389-6639.