Malta Leon Stepp Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 29683 - Capt Malta Stepp 4th FG
Joined RAFVR, assigned to 41 Sqn RAF, Dieppe raid, 4 missions and 1 damaged Fw190, transferred to 121 Sqn RAF, transferred to 336th FS 4th FG,
Transferred to HQ Sqn 2906th Observation Training Group, 495 FTG
Killed Non Operational [KNO] after take off from Atcham in P47D s/n 42-7872 on a local formation flight. Lead pilot to SSgt Lynn R Morrison [KNO]. They crashed in low cloud on the western slope of Cat’s Tor near the Cat and Fiddle in the Peak District
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2906th Observation Training Group 495th Fighter Training Group
- Service Numbers: 10601327
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
California, USA | 30 October 1919 | Son of Malta Leon Sr and Grace Stepp. |
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Other Dieppe raid |
Dieppe, France | 19 August 1942 | Operation Jubilee, 4 missions flown and 1 damaged Fw190 claimed. |
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Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 15 September 1942 | Transferred to 336FS,4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Bollington, Macclesfield, Cheshire East SK10, UK | 30 September 1943 | KNO after take off from Atcham in P47#42-7872 on a local formation flight. |
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Other Joined RAFVR |
Canada | Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. | |
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Other Assigned |
Hornchurch, Greater London, UK | Assigned to 41 Sqn RAF | |
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Other Transferred |
Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK | 15 September 1942 | Transferred to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF |
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Other Promoted |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | Promoted to Captain | |
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Other Transferred |
Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK | 30 September 1943 | Transferred to HQ Sqn 2906th Observation Training Group, 495 FTG. |
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Buried |
Interred Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK | ||
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Buried |
Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno, San Mateo County, CA | Re-Interred Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno, San Mateo County, California |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
-Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/pilots.html
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I. by Bishop & Hey p. 295, NARA
