Charles Skiddy von Stade
| Charles Steele von Stade | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 24, 1919 Westbrook, South Africa |
| Died | April 10, 1945 (aged 25) Germany |
| Cause of death | Killed in Action, WWII |
| Resting place |
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Eijsden-Margraten, Netherlands |
| Residence | New York & New Jersey, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Polo player |
| Spouse(s) | Sara Worthington Clucas |
| Children | Charles Steele von Stade, Jr. Frederica von Stade |
| Parent(s) |
Francis Skiddy von Stade, Sr. Kathryn Nevitt Steele |
Charles Steele von Stade (November 24, 1919–April 10, 1945) was an American polo champion.
Charles Steele von Stade was born in Westbrook (Westville), Kwazulu Natal, South Africa on November 24, 1919 to Francis Skiddy von Stade, Sr. (1884–1967) and Kathryn Nevitt Steele (1896–1981). He was raised in Saratoga Springs, New York, and trained as an architect. He married Sara Worthington Clucas (1918–1983) in Gladstone, New Jersey on January 24, 1942.
In 1941, together with John H. H. Phipps, Michael Grace Phipps and Alan L. Corey, Jr., he won the U.S. Open Polo Championship at the Meadow Brook Polo Club against the Westbury team (Gerald Dempsey, Earle Hopping, Stewart Iglehart and Windsor Holden White).
Von Stade enlisted in the United States Army in March 1942, achieving rank of First Lieutenant. While fighting to liberate Europe from the Nazi regime in the Second World War, he was killed in action in Germany on April 10, 1945 when his Jeep ran over a land mine. He is buried at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial in Eijsden-Margraten, Netherlands.
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