Mont Fermore Stephensen
Military
Object Number - UPL 26224 - Capt Mont F Stephensen at the nose wheel of B-26 43-34434 'Draggin Lady III' 599BS, 397BG, 9AF.
Assigned to 599BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. 70+ combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Eller Railroad bridge, Germany shot down by enemy fighters, crashed near Demerath. Killed in Action (KIA) 23-12-44 MACR 11490.
Awards: DFC, AM (13 OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Draggin Lady III
- Unit: 397th Bomb Group 599th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Levan, UT 84639, USA | 8 October 1917 | Son of Stephen Fermore and Hazel [Giles] Stephensen. |
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Enlisted |
Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 6 January 1942 | |
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Died |
54552 Demerath, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Eller Railroad bridge, Germany shot down by enemy fighters, crashed near Demerath. KIA 23-12-44 MACR 11490. |
| Salt Lake County, UT, USA | |||
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Based |
Rivenhall | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 599BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Riverton, UT, USA | Re Interred Riverton City Cemetery Riverton Salt Lake County Utah, USA |