Will H Stevens
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 37194
The memorial tablet to 42-37958 and her crew close to the crash site on Snag Farm in Stoke Trister Somerset with Tributes in grateful memory
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Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Toulouse, France in B-17 42-37958 'Old Faithful' 25-Jun-44; crashed in farmyard at Snag Farm, Stoke Trister, Wincannon, Somerset. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20236274 / O-814519
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Old Faithful
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Memorial
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
5 June 1919 | ||
Died |
Wincanton, UK | 25 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Toulouse, France in B-17 42-37958 'Old Faithful' 25-Jun-44; crashed in farmyard at Snag Farm, Stoke Trister, Wincanton, Somerset. KIA |
Buried |
Nashville National Cemetery Madison, Davidson County, TN | Nashville National Cemetery Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee | |
Based |
Bassingbourn | 25 June 1944 | Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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