William H Stephen
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Rear L-R: T/Sgt Alphonse B Serwa, 2Lt Robert N DeFeis, Capt Willard Bergeron, 1Lt Leonard E Jokerst.
Front L-R: T/Sgt LeRoy Cline, S/Sgt George W Wilson, S/Sgt Vernon R Appleton, S/Sgt Norman A Hemmings, S/Sgt William H Stephen.
Object Number - UPL 31612 - Lt Jockerst and crew of the 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Shangrila Lil'....
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 16 x combat missions. B-17F 42-29930 'Miss Patricia' crashed shortly after take-off on a local night training mission 23-Oct-43. Died non Battle (DNB)
Awards: PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17061485 / O-737961
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Qui-nine the bitter dose, miss patricia
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron 423rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN | 18 June 1942 | Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana |
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Died |
Keyston, Huntingdon PE28 0RF, UK | 23 October 1943 | B-17F 42-29930 'Miss Patricia' crashed shortly after take off on a local night training mission 23-Oct-43. Died non Battle (DNB) |
|
Buried |
24 October 1943 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK | |
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Born |
Preble County, OH, USA | Eugene Wesley and Bertha May [Thompson] Stephen. | |
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Based |
Molesworth | 23 October 1943 | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Corrected spelling of surname per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 8494601.
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Removed #" from the A/C serial number for clarity and consistency
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 350, NARA