Bernard E Stevens

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 569BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 15-Aug-43 in B-17F 42-3306 'Phoenix' unable to bale out. Killed in Action (KIA).



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18026239 / O-733667
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 390th Bomb Group crashes near Dunkirk whilst flying with a mission with B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5914), 15 August 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '385BG.' Printed caption on reverse: '25620 USAF - Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" going down over area south of Dunkirk, occupied France. U.S. Air Force Photo.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Phoenix
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

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Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

St Catharine, MO 64628, USA 17 July 1921 Son of Arthur Lee and Minnie [Morris] Stevens. Sisters: Gladys, Ruth, Mertle, Edna, Quintine.

Enlisted

Jefferson Barracks Park, 345 North Rd, St. Louis, MO 63125, USA 5 August 1942 Jefferson Barracks Missouri

Died

59670 Bavinchove, France 15 August 1943 Shot down 15-Aug-43 in B-17F 42-3306 'Phoenix'. Killed in Action (KIA).

Buried

59670 Bavinchove, France 16 August 1943 Interred Bavinchove cemetery

Based

Framlingham 15 August 1943 Assigned to 569BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF.
S Brunswick St, Brookfield, MO 64628, USA

Buried

Brookfield, MO 64628, USA Re-Interred Rose Hill cemetery Linn County Brookfield Missouri

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 258 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database