Steve Stefula

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 20 December 1942 in B-17 41-24452 while serving as Tail Gunner. He was severely wounded in the fighter attack but managed to bale out and was captured. He was taken to a German hospital in Paris, France where he died of his wounds (DOW) on 17-Jan-1943.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O438025
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Died of Wounds (DOW)

17 January 1943 Died of his wounds in a German hospital in Paris, France 17-Jan-1943.

Buried

Dinozé, France Buried in the Epinal American Cemetery, Plot A, Row 26, Grave 30.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to the A/C pilot, Lt Robert S. English.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 4-Dec-2014. Added DOW event per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.; added Burial event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC); made connections with Place and Mission within existing website data; MACR 16243 bases for entry.

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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 / MACR 16243 / MACR 16243, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Hey and Bishop p.54 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database