Richard Alexander Stearns Jr

Military
media-32111.jpeg UPL 32111 Lt Richard A Stearns Jr [Augusta, GA] 350FS, 353FG, 8AF. Officially credited with 3.5 confirmed aerial victories. Shot down on 9-Apr-44 and became a POW for the duration.

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Object Number - UPL 32111 - Lt Richard A Stearns Jr [Augusta, GA] 350FS, 353FG, 8AF. Officially credited with 3.5 confirmed aerial victories. Shot down on 9-Apr-44 and became a...

Assigned to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Flew more than 50 missions from 3 Oct 1943 to 9 Apr 1944. 3.5 x Victories. Crashed near Sehestedt on 9-Apr-44 in P-47 42-8499 'Georgia Peach'. Prisoner of War (POW)

Awards: DFC (2OLC), AM (6OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

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A P-47 Thunderbolt (LH-T, serial number 42-74665) nicknamed "Fatty Patty II" of the 353rd Fighter Group flown by Captain Charles W Dinse shoots down a BF 110 during a mission. Gun camera image. Printed caption on reverse: '50416 AC - Discovering an Me 110 below him, Capt. Charles W. Dinsa, 304 Touhy Ave., Park Ridge, Ill., dove down and destroyed it. The pictures were taken by his automatic camera as his bullets found their mark. Credit for the kill was shared with Lt. Richard A. Stearns, Jr., 102 Forest

Charles W Dinse

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-665391
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-8499

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron

44-15701

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Lillian Delivery Boy The Millie G
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron 486th Fighter Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Augusta, GA, USA 14 June 1922 Son of Richard A. Stearns Sr.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 9 April 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Died

22 April 2011

Buried

Saint Peters Memorial Gardens Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC 25 April 2011 Saint Peters Memorial Gardens Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina

Based

Raydon 9 April 1944 Assigned to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date11 Jun 2022 11:03:26
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to middlename, biography, awards, events, unit associations and place associations
Sources

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/133443790
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74198667/richard-alexander-stearns

Date11 Jun 2022 09:20:00
ContributorHelen
ChangesChanges to highest rank
Sources

Jonah's Feet are Dry

Date11 Mar 2018 19:25:28
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to suffix, role, biography, awards, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations
Sources

http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search/
https://www.fold3.com/image/55659658

Date27 Sep 2014 18:22:24
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000 MACR 3624 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

Richard Alexander Stearns: Gallery (4 items)

A P-47 Thunderbolt (LH-T, serial number 42-74665) nicknamed "Fatty Patty II" of the 353rd Fighter Group flown by Captain Charles W Dinse shoots down a BF 110 during a mission. Gun camera image. Printed caption on reverse: 'A-50416 AC - Discovering an Me 110 below him, Capt. Charles W. Dinsa, 304 Touhy Ave., Park Ridge, Ill., dove down and destroyed it. The pictures were taken by his automatic camera as his bullets found their mark. Credit for the kill was shared with Lt. Richard A. Stearns, Jr., 102 Fores

Object number: FRE 2866 - A P-47 Thunderbolt (LH-T, serial number 42-74665)...

A P-47 Thunderbolt (LH-T, serial number 42-74665) nicknamed "Fatty Patty II" of the 353rd Fighter Group flown by Captain Charles W Dinse shoots down a BF 110 during a mission. Gun camera image. Printed caption on reverse: '50416 AC - Discovering an Me 110 below him, Capt. Charles W. Dinsa, 304 Touhy Ave., Park Ridge, Ill., dove down and destroyed it. The pictures were taken by his automatic camera as his bullets found their mark. Credit for the kill was shared with Lt. Richard A. Stearns, Jr., 102 Forest

Object number: FRE 2900 - A P-47 Thunderbolt (LH-T, serial number 42-74665)...

A P-47 Thunderbolt (LH-T, serial number 42-74665) nicknamed "Fatty Patty II" of the 353rd Fighter Group flown by Captain Charles W Dinse shoots down a BF 110 during a mission. Gun camera image. Printed caption on reverse: 'B-50416 AC - Discovering an Me 110 below him, Capt. Charles W. Dinsa, 304 Touhy Ave., Park Ridge, Ill., dove down and destroyed it. The pictures were taken by his automatic camera as his bullets found their mark. Credit for the kill was shared with Lt. Richard A. Stearns, Jr., 102 Fores

Object number: FRE 2901 - A P-47 Thunderbolt (LH-T, serial number 42-74665)...

Object number: UPL 32111 - Lt Richard A Stearns Jr [Augusta, GA] 350FS, 353FG...