Robert L Stevenson

Military
media-55610.jpeg 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 (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...

On 13 January 1943 in B-17F 41-24471 'Four of a Kind' while serving as Radio Operator the aircraft was involved in a mid-air collision with B-17F 41-24498 306BG/369BS and broke in two just north of the target at Lille, France. He was able to scramble out of the falling aircraft, parachuted safely, and was captured. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW, AM OLC, DFC

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20622635 and O-725983
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18002305 and O-406692
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

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.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Four of a Kind
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 13 January 1943 - 13 July 1945 Held at Stalag 17B, Braunau-Gneikendorf (near Krems) Austria. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 13-Jul-45.

Died

1 June 1992

Born

Kirklin, Indiana, USA

Buried

Tempe, AZ

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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ContributorDouglas P
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Added Media Association

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2015 Added decorations and made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Adde POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database; Added loss details to description per "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE, also reference MACR15502.

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306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 15502, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey, p. 63, 306th BGA Collection, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15502 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…

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