John Stein Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-19692.jpeg UPL 19692 1Lt. John Stein, Jr.

TogetherWeServed.com; USAAF Accident Report; Missing Air Crew Report 13964.

Object Number - UPL 19692 - 1Lt. John Stein, Jr.

On April 3, 1945, Stein was escorting bombers to Kiel, Germany when his scouting flight was engaged and fired on by friendly P-51s of the 359th Fighter Group. Stein's aircraft was hit and went into a flat spin at 14,000 feet. The right wing came off, and the aircraft continued its spin. Stein's wingman urged him to bail out, but when last seen, there was no fire and the canopy was intact, indicating no bail out. The aircraft crashed into Gamborg Fjord.



The wreckage was located by Danish fisher men but no recovery was made. An effort was made by Grave Registration in May, 1945 after the liberation of Denmark to pull the aircraft from the water, but this attempt failed. On May 6, 1948, another effort attempted a recovery, but also failed. Finally, in October, 1948, human remains were recovered, and buried at the Ardennes American Cemetery where Lt. Stein now lies in Plot C, Row 6, Grave 38.



Killed in Action (KIA) 3 April 1945 in AC 44-12152. At time of death, Lt. Stein was with the 3rd Scouting Force flying out of Wormingford, He crashed near Rendsburg

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 368th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-808244
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 3rd Scouting Force 493rd Bomb Group

Places

Lieutenant-Colonel Elwyn G. Righetti of the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group stands beside his P-51 Mustang, "Katydid". Print signed 'Best of everything your big loud Elwyn', 1944-1945.
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Clackamas County, OR, USA 13 November 1916

Other

Killed Friendly Fire (KFF)

3 April 1945

Buried

Plot C, Row 6, Grave 38.

Enlisted

California, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorEmily
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Sources

Information and friendly fire narrative report provided by Pyker

MACR 13964 via Fold 3

Together We Served

Date
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- WWW.55th.org roster

Date
ContributorDarren Jelley
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Sources

amended to remove "completed missions with the 493rd BG"
Lt Stein did not fly with the 493rd BG as a pilot. He flew with the 3rd Scouting Force which came under the administration of the 862nd BS of the 493rd BG whilst B-17's were being flown from Wormingford

493rd BG Archives
www.493bgdebach.co.uk

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Contributormillebr
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Sources

TogetherWeServed.com

Date
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources

Dale R Laster, via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

ABMC, MACR 13964 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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