Stewart L Wilcox
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Object Number - UPL 22262 - Steward Wilcox - Glenwood, 401st BG, KIA
July 24, 1944, F/O Stewart L. Wilcox, Co-Pilot and his 613Sq. 1st.Lt. Coleman Crew flew the 401st BG Mission to St. Lo FR. On their return flight their B-17 a/c 'IN-M', ser. 42-32005 caught-fire, and although reports of the cause varied, all 9-Crewmen successfully bailed-out over the English Channel. Squadron-mate Lt. Wm. C. Mannix brought his a/c low over the water and released his dinghy, resulting in 8-Coleman Crewmen boarding were rescued within 2-hours. However, co-pilot, F/O Stewart L. Wilcox, was never found. He is memorialized at the Cambridge American Cemetery, in their 'Wall of the Missing', Cambridgeshire UK.
The day prior, his Brother, Lt. Blaine B. Wilcox, Bombardier, arrived in his new 2nd.Lt. A.J. Nelson 'Replacement Crew', and Stewart and Blaine sat-up all night talking together.
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Connections
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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: Command Performance II, Annie
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Glenwood, Iowa | 3 April 1923 | |
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Other Missing in action |
English Channel | 24 July 1944 |
Revisions
ABMC, Cambridgeshire UK, 401st 7/24/44 St. Lo Mission Report, Wilcox Family information
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / No MACR #,
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