Mahlon Tallmadge Stelle
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 22121 - Mahlon T Stelle - Burlington, 365th FG, KIA
Killed in action in P-47D 42-76355
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Units served with
![Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck of the 365th Fighter Group wearing a flying helmet with devil horns in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Screamin' Weemie". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'AMERICAN FLYER WEARS "DEVIL'S HELMET" Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck, 27, commander of a Ninth US Air Force fighter group, waves for contact after donning his "devil's helmet" for a mission against the Nazis. The flyer calls his plane "Screaming' Weemie". Keys](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456675.jpg.webp?itok=5tRnsRWh)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Burlington, IA, USA | 6 October 1919 | |
| Chicago, IL | 16 October 1940 | 120 East 25th Street Student at Chicago Technical College | |
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Enlisted |
2 September 1942 | ||
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Died Killed in action |
south of Villers-Bocage, France | 7 June 1944 | |
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Buried |
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial | Plot F Row 16 Grave 18 Brittany American Cemetery Brittany American Cemetery Bel Orient 50240 Montjoie Saint Martin France . |
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Sources
https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/stelle%3Dmahlon
http://hellhawks.org/387_roster.html
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61186/images/45280_102…
"Thunderbolts of The Hell Hawks" - Barnes, Crump and Sutherland, page 22
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44008_09_0…
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Sources
Additional biographical details from :
- http://www.findagrave.com;
- http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1596
