Samuel Orzelle Stamps
Military
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Lieutenant Samuel O. Stamps of the 63rd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, with two ground crew, on P-47 Thunderbolt named "Tinkle".
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Transport
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Tinkle
- Unit: 366th Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Quaker Schlemeil
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 63rd Fighter Squadron Headquarters (4th Fighter Group)
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Boaz, AL | 9 April 1916 | |
Enlisted |
23 September 1942 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
Died |
9 February 1991 | ||
Based |
Boxted | Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm