Robert Earl Stewart
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 51554 - Lt Col Robert Earl Stewart
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Donovan Helgeson crew. 30 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17030966 / O-568565
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Top Turret/Engineer / Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Better Duck
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Flak Evader
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Evasive Action
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Creamer
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Round Trip
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 388th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Tuscarawas County, OH | 21 June 1925 | |
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Enlisted |
Cleveland, OH | 17 June 1943 | Cleveland, Ohio |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
9 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Murfreesboro, TN | 29 March 1997 | |
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Buried |
Saint James Lutheran Cemetery Tuscarawas, Tuscarawas County, OH | Saint James Lutheran Cemetery Tuscarawas, Tuscarawas County, Ohio | |
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Based |
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/678880556
https://www.fold3.com/record/50312337/robert-e-stewart-social-security-…
https://www.fold3.com/record/84212957/robert-e-stewart-wwii-army-enlist…
https://www.fold3.com/record/619351839/robert-stewart-1925-veterans-aff…
https://95thbg.mmsw.eu/person/6471
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205891718/robert-earl-stewart
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php
