James Warren Sterner
Military
Wanda Turley-smith; Lt Grant M Turley - Ace Fighter Pilot of World War Two (Arizona, 1994)
Object Number - UPL 5586 - Grant Turley with his ground crew - Crew Chief Alfred J. Turrow of Logan, West Virginia; 1st Assistant Crew Chief Albert Costelnik of Homestead...
Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Kitty
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Everett, WA | 12 May 1912 | Son of Henry F and Maggie H Sterner. |
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Enlisted |
Tacoma, WA | 24 August 1942 | Tacoma, Washington |
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Died |
5 January 1989 | ||
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Buried |
Crown Hill Cemetery Seattle, King County, WA | 8 January 1989 | Crown Hill Cemetery Seattle, King County, Washington |
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Based |
Duxford | Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book 'Duxford Diary' by the Duxford Aviation Society, 1989 edition
