Stell Meador
MilitaryAssigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1-Aug-43, flying B-24 2-40629.
Awards: DFC, AM, 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: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-1699045
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - The Scorpion
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Bluff City, AR | 29 November 1915 | Son of Julius A and Etta Ethel [Carter] Meador. |
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Enlisted |
Arkansas | 6 January 1941 | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
2 December 1945 | ||
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Died |
Tulsa, OK | 29 May 1997 | |
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Buried |
Bluff City Cemetery Bluff City, Nevada County, AR | Bluff City Cemetery Bluff City, Nevada County, Arkansas | |
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Based |
Hethel | Assigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Page 350 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45), 389th BG Roster