Stephen William Mitrick
Military
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UPL 45825
1LT Stephen W. Mitrick
Navigator
388th BG - 560th & 562nd Bomb Squadrons 388th Bomb Group collection
Navigator
388th BG - 560th & 562nd Bomb Squadrons 388th Bomb Group collection
Assigned to 563BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-747209
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-793780
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-799888
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Joho's Jokers
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little Boy Blue
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pegasus Too
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Winged Fury
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: City of Savannah
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Homestead, PA | 1 January 1921 | Son of Andrew and Barbara Mitrick. |
Homestead, PA | 16 February 1942 | 114 East 12th Avenue | |
Other 388th BG Combat Tour |
Knettishall | 21 January 1944 - 28 July 1944 | |
Died |
14 May 1969 | ||
Buried |
Saint John's Cathedral Byzantine Catholic Cemetery Munhall, Allegheny County, PA | 18 May 1969 | Saint John's Cathedral Byzantine Catholic Cemetery Munhall, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html