Ennis Lavern Stewart Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew number 59. 25 x combat mission. Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg in B-17 44-8080; A/C hit by flak 30-Nov-44, subsequent mid air collision with 42-97407 sealed his fate. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11131
Awards: 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: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12130233 / O-817196
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Saint
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 30 November 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Stillwater, OK | 9 January 1924 | Son of Ennis Lavern Snr and Thelma Nora Stewart. |
Died |
Flur Oberkotzau, Germany | 30 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg in B-17 44-8080; A/C hit by flak 30-Nov-44, subsequent mid air collision with 42-97407 sealed his fate. KIA MACR 11131 |
Based |
Framlingham | 30 November 1944 | Assigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, OK | Re-Interred Fort Gibson National Cemetery Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, OK | |
Barltlesville, OK | Draft registration; Employed at Tuxhorn Flying Service, Barltlesville, OK |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11131