Billy W Stephan

Military

flew 24 missions, some as lead pilot, also flew after war was over, taking people over Germany to see the damage Remained in service after the war.



ETO ribbon w 4 stars; Air Medal w 3/Oak Leaf Cluster;

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

McKeesport, Pennsylvania 27 February 1924

Died

23 September 2010

Buried

Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Arlington, Texas

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Sources

Birsic/daughter & Page 416 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45) / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia