Wilbur P Stevenson
MilitaryAssigned to 574BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Ahrweiler, Germany in B-26 42-95838. Fighter attack from rear destroyed tail turret, set right engine, right wing and bombay on fire, went down, exploding over edge of a small town. 23-Dec-44 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11485.
Awards: DFC, AM (2OLC),PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 574th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Matching Green
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Des Moines, IA, USA | 28 August 1942 | |
Died |
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Ahrweiler, Germany in B-26 42-95838. Fighter attack from rear destroyed tail turret, set right engine, right wing and bombay on fire, went down, exploding over edge of a small town. 23-Dec-44 KIA. MACR 11485. |
Iowa, USA | |||
Based |
23 December 1944 | Assigned to 574BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. | |
Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery Neupre Belgium | ||
Born |
Hancock County, IA, USA |