Victor L Stewart

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Vic Stewart served as a tail gunner with the 379th Bomb Group.



On 25 April 1944, he was killed when the aircraft he was flying, B-17 43-38272, collided with B-17 43-38178, near Pilsen.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-38272

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Thumper
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in action

Plzeň, Czech Republic 25 April 1945

Born

Waterford, Ohio

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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MACR 14221

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added some punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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ContributorLucy May
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Changed B-17 serial number from '43-38178' to '43-38272'.
See aircraft record for details.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Supplement and B17 Flying Fortress Story by Roger A. Freeman; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 342