John R Steward
MilitaryAssigned to 95BS, 17BG, 12AF. Failed to Return (FTR) Neckarelz Railroad Bridge, Germany shot down by Bf109, crashed near Achern. Prisoner of War (POW). 23-Dec-44 MACR 11590.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Squadron 17th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15119531 / O-705154
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Erma
- Unit: 17th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Lubbock, TX, USA | 30 October 1942 | |
Died |
Achern, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Neckarelz Railroad Bridge, Germany shot down by Bf109, crashed near Achern. KIA. 23-Dec-44 MACR 11590. |
Big Spring, TX 79720, USA | |||
Other Based |
21000 Dijon, France | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 95BS, 17BG, 12AF. |
Buried |
Lemay, MO 63125, USA | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay St Louis County Missouri, USA | |
Born |
Howard County, TX, USA |