Frank M Stillwell
Military![A P-51 Mustang (D7-D) nicknamed "Bengal Lancer" of the 503rd Fighter Squadron, 339th Fighter Group prepares for take off in snow at Fowlmere, 16 January 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '503 Sqdn. 339 G.' Printed caption on reverse: 'B-60012 AC - North American P-51 Mustang "Bengal Lancer" warming up in the snow on an England airbase. 16 January 1945. U.S. Air Force Photo.' On reverse: R.C. Jones [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/wysiwyg_x2/public/freeman/media-400707.jpg.webp?itok=mzU394ca)
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 2788 - A P-51 Mustang (D7-D) nicknamed "Bengal Lancer" of the 503rd Fighter Squadron, 339th Fighter Group prepares for take off in snow at Fowlmere, 16...
Frank M Stillwell served as a fighter pilot with the 339th Fighter Group between June 14, 1944-and February 23, 1945. His hometown was Prospect Plains, NJ.
There is a photo of him on page 119 of 'Bloomfield Revisited' by Frederick Branch and Jean Kuras.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
![A P-51 Mustang (D7-D) nicknamed "Bengal Lancer" of the 503rd Fighter Squadron, 339th Fighter Group prepares for take off in snow at Fowlmere, 16 January 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '503 Sqdn. 339 G.' Printed caption on reverse: 'B-60012 AC - North American P-51 Mustang "Bengal Lancer" warming up in the snow on an England airbase. 16 January 1945. U.S. Air Force Photo.' On reverse: R.C. Jones [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-400707.jpg.webp?itok=R7pCRvPi)
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Cranbury Township, NJ, USA | 16 May 1921 | |
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Other Promoted from Second Lieutenant to First Lieutenant |
14 June 1944 | ||
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Other Promoted from First Lieutenant to Captain |
17 July 1944 | ||
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
23 February 1945 | ||
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Died |
Cranbury Township, NJ, USA | 18 October 1998 | |
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Buried |
Cranbury, Cranbury Township, NJ 08512, USA | Brainerd Cemetery | |
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Born |
Prospect Plains, Monroe Township, NJ 08831, USA |
Revisions
Correspondence with Stillwell family.
Findagrave record: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=stillwell&GSfn=fr…;
'Bloomfield Revisited' by Frederick Branch and Jean Kuras:
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=B_vF-Fx4FugC&pg=PA119&lpg=PA119&dq=…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History
