Robert E Stevenson
Military
Front Row: William Kelly (e, tt), Emedio Scottoline (ro), Robert Daly (wg), Paul Heller (tg), Grover Goode (wg)
Back Row: Unknown, William Nash (p), Robert Stevenson (n), Paul Anderson (b), Joseph Shepherd (cp)
Object Number - UPL 55610 - William Nash Crew, 368th BS, 306th BG. Front Row: William Kelly (e, tt), Emedio Scottoline (ro), Robert Daly (wg), Paul Heller (tg), Grover Goode...
He flew on William Nash crew on the B-17 #690 'The Belle of the Brawl'. He flew missions from April through September. He completed 29 missions.
AM 3Oak Leaf Cluster, DFC,
From 1970 -1988 he directed the Satellite section of the Office of Naval Research at La Jolla CA for which he was awarded the Meritorious Civilian Service award. In 1989 he was appointed to the honorary position of Secretary General International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans and also worked closely with the astronaut program.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Belle of the Brawl
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
Places
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Fullerton, California | 15 January 1921 | |
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Died |
12 August 2001 |
Revisions
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…
