Sterling H Book Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Added Caption
Object Number - UPL 30582 - Second Lieutenant Sterling H Book Jr ., 457th Bomb Group, 749th Bomb Squadron.
Assigned to 749BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Merseberg in B-17 'Half N Half' 42-38064 Mid air collision with B-17 44-8418 8-Nov-44, Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10344
Awards: AM (3OLC), 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: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15383237 / O-819789
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Half ‘n Half | Arf ‘n Arf
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Henderson County, KY, USA | 31 May 1920 | Son of Sterling H Snr and Beatrice [Eakins] Book. |
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Died |
English Channel | 8 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Merseberg in B-17 'Half N Half' 42-38064 Mid air collision with B-17 44-8418 8-Nov-44, Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10344 |
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missig Netherlands American Cemetery | ||
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Based |
Glatton | 8 November 1944 | Assigned to 749BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
8136 US-41, Henderson, KY 42420, USA | Memorialsied Roselawn Memorial Gardens Henderson Henderson County, KY | |
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Other Pilot training |
Bruce Field, Rowena, TX 76875, USA | Advanced flight training, Class 44-C. Bruce Field, Ballinger, TX. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/image/200312478?terms=Sterling%20H%20Book
https://fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemetery-m…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56296935/sterling-h-book
1993 457th BGA Roster, ABMC, MACR 10344 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
