Ernest Gus Stathes
Military
Object Number - UPL 61421 - 2nd Lt Ernest G. Stathes
Assigned to 734 BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. Had mid air collision and crashed at Darmsheim on 21-Jul-44 in B-24 Our Baby 41-29259 Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: AM (OLC), EAME, PH.
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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: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-700393
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Little Mike
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron 735th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Dayton, Ohio | 10 November 1918 | Born Dayton, Ohio |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Darmsheim, Germany | 21 July 1944 | Died Darmsheim, Germany |
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Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-Avold, Lorraine, France | 1 January 1946 | Re-Interred Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France |
