Stewart Benjamin Boerner
Military
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Stewart Benjamin Boerner
Pilot
416th BG - 670th BS - 9th AF
Pilot
416th BG - 670th BS - 9th AF
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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: A-26 Invader
- Nicknames: Miss Mildred
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
- Nicknames: For Pete's Sake
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
- Nicknames: Maryland Mary
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Philadelphia, PA | 30 December 1922 | |
Roslyn, PA | 30 June 1942 | Susquehanna Avenue Worked for Brewster Aeronautical Corp. | |
Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA | 5 June 1943 | |
Other First 416th BG Combat Mission |
Dillenburg, Germany | 10 March 1945 | |
Other Final 416th BG Combat Mission |
Stod, Czech Republic | 3 May 1945 | Flew 24 combat missions before hostilities ended |
Died |
Hatboro, PA | 29 October 2017 | Stewart B. “Stew” Boerner Jr., a resident of Hatboro, Pa., died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017. He was 94. He was the beloved husband of Doris (McFarland) Boerner. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children, David Boerner and Lynda Koopman, and by three grandsons, Evan, Travis, and Aaron. He is also survived by his brother, Edwin Boerner of Roslyn, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Stew served his country as a Flight Officer in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. Returning home after the war, he graduated from Lehigh University in 1950 with a degree in Engineering. He then went on to become a Metallurgical Engineer, retiring in 1985 from SPS (Standard Pressed Steel) in Jenkintown. Stew was a longtime member of the Abington Presbyterian Church, where he took part in Bible study. He enjoyed traveling, camping, sailing, woodworking, exercising, model building, and eating. His memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, at Helweg & Rowland Funeral Home, 1059 Old York Road, Abington, where friends will be received from 2 p.m. until the time of the service. Interment in Whitemarsh Memorial Park will be private. The Intelligencer |
Buried/ Commemorated |
Ambler, PA | 2 November 2017 | Whitemarsh Memorial Park Ambler, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA |
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