Robert A Stewart
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.
Object Number - UPL 23577 - Stanley W. Allen's Crew. Back row: (L-R) Stanley W. Allen-Pilot, Calvin J. Richardson-Co-pilot, Frank T. Keyes-Bombardier, James L. Hurst- Navigator....
Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Bischoffsheim in B-17 42-102610 'Boomerang'; never made assembly, seen to explode on impact with sea near Beachy Head. Killed in Action (KIA), MACR 11243.
Awards: AM (OLC), 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: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17113914 / O-760600
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Boomerang
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Fort Benjamin, Harrison, IN | 9 October 1942 | Fort Benjamin, Harrison, Indiana |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Off Beachy Head | 30 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Bischoffsheim in B-17 42-102610 'Boomerang'; never made assembly, seen to explode on impact with sea near Beachy Head. KIA MACR 11243 |
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Born |
Gary, Indiana, USA | Son of Etta L Stewart. | |
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Buried |
Interred Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK | ||
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Buried |
Calumet Park Cemetery Merrillville, Lake County, IN | Re-Interred Calumet Park Cemetery Merrillville, Lake County, Indiana | |
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Based |
Nuthampstead | 30 December 1944 | Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155895508/robert-a-stewart
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11243 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database