Ray L Stewart
MilitaryFar right S/Sgt Darrell E Longley top turret gunner
Assigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. Martyniak Crew. 25 x combat missions. On mission to Kerlin-Bastard, France 8-Jun-44 in B-17 42-97238; Ditched in channel 30 miles W of Jersey due to flak damage, rescued by ASR. Returned to Duty (RTD) .
Missing in Action (MIA) Tours 24-Jun-44 in B-17 42-102585 'The Betty L'; flak hit in radio room, crashed Valleres-le-Hay, 12 miles SW of Tours, France; Evaded (EVD) MACR 6534
Evadee # EE 1744
Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35589038
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11018677 / O-754288
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11070166 / O-814558
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Kansas City, MO | 17 January 1920 | Son of Elmer Johnson and Mabel Helen [Fulks] Stewart. |
Enlisted |
Seattle, WA | 27 August 1942 | Seattle, Washington |
Other Ditched channel RTD |
30 miles W of Jersey | 8 June 1944 | On mission to Kerlin-Bastard, France 8-Jun-44 in B-17 42-97238; Ditched in channel 30 miles W of Jersey due to flak damage, rescued by ASR. RTD |
Other Baled out EVD |
Valleres-le-Hay | 24 June 1944 | Missing in Action (MIA) Tours 24-Jun-44 in B-17 42-102585 'The Betty L'; flak hit in radio room, crashed Valleres-le-Hay, 12 miles SW of Tours, France; EVD MACR 6534 |
Other Evaded (EVD) |
France | 24 June 1944 - 6 September 1944 | Evaded capture, with assistance from French resistance. EVD Back in US military control [329th Infantry] by 6-Sep-44. |
Other Repatriated |
Laval, France | 7 September 1944 | Departed Laval, France for England by air. |
Died |
Yakima, WA | 18 February 2005 | |
Buried |
Terrace Heights Memorial Park Yakima, Yakima County, WA | 20 February 2005 | Terrace Heights Memorial Park Yakima, Yakima County, WA Block 4C |
Based Evaded |
Ridgewell | 24 June 1944 | Assigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Yakima, WA | Nok: - Wife Doris E Stewart. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/28991824
https://www.fold3.com/record/72453475-ray-l-stewart
https://www.fold3.com/record/85001367-ray-l-stewart
D-Day Bombers: The Veterans' Story By Stephen Darlow
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=199893
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135615018/ray-l-stewart
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6534 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx