Fern Lemuel Scott Steepleton
MilitaryFern Steepleton was Co-Pilot on B-24 # 42-100372, shot down by fighters over Germany on the 25 December 1944 mission to Wahlen, Germany. Plane crashed near Règné, 10km SW of Vielsalm, Belgium. Prisoner of War (POW).
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12038467
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34770491
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16056573
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Nose Turret gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13123832 at enlistment, then T-126548
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Bombardier
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Trinidad, Colorado, United States | 27 April 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
18 June 1942 | Pueblo, Colorado | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
25 December 1944 | Interned at Stalag Luft 1, Barth, Germany, Returned to Military Control 13 July 1945. | |
| Pueblo, Colorado |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11681