Stuart M Peace Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 7016 - 1LT Stuart M. Peace Pilot Crew #732 466th BG - 787th BS
completed 35 missions in WW II
Was the only survivor of a mid-air collision while riding as a formation observer on 16 September 1944. His co-pilot, Fred Deck, the 787th BS Commander, John O. Cockey and seven members of the Archibald Williams Crew were KIA in this incident. The aircraft they were flying in was B-24J-5-DT #42-51331
Retired from the USAF with the rank of Lt. Colonel
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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: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-699396
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-823816
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade)
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Dixie
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 October 1944
- Date: 15 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Chattanooga, Tennessee | 4 November 1921 | |
|
Died |
California, USA | 9 May 2013 | |
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Buried |
Dixon, CA 95620, USA | 12 May 2013 | Sacramento Valley National Cemetery Dixon Solano County California, USA Plot: SECTION 4 SITE 1032 |
| Chattanooga, TN, USA | 107 Elmwood Drive | ||
| Decatur, AL, USA | 455 Cain Street |
Revisions
466th BG Historian
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
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
