Charles H Stirneman
Military ROLL OF HONOURJMF
Lt. Stirneman appears to have shared a Nissan hut with Lts. Leo Dale Rush, Walter E. Foster, John Guldemond, Lemmon, and Pfc. "Burma" in Quarters Area 13 at Earls Colne Airfield, England. Lt. Stirneman was born on 15 May 1921 and was killed in action at the age of 22 years on 18 April 1944 as a result of a mid-air collision on a mission to Dunkirk, which has been described as the worst mission ever dreamed up by the 9th Air Force. According to one account, he died in the North Sea when his aircraft, WT-C, exploded on impact with it. MACR-4003. He was a bombardier - navigator. His hometown is listed as San Bernardino, California.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 456th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 456th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 456th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 456th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-678576
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
18 May 1921 | ||
Other Killed in Action |
18 April 1944 | KIA on a mission to Dunkirk as a result of a mid-air collision. WT-C exploded on impact with the North Sea. | |
Enlisted |
California, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- 9th Air Force Roll of Honor (IWM in liaison with Ninth Air Force veterans and group associations, American Battle Monuments Commission, and Buddies of the Ninth Association) ;
- B-26 memorials guide;
- https://abmc.gov/node/551412#.WSf7DE2GOM8;
- https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=4&cat=all&tf=...
- https://www.americanairmuseum.com/user/20534
JMF - Field of Honor website. Moench, Marauder Men. National Archives, 323rd Mission List. Although the Air Force Museum did not have records for the Group for that month, NA does. I believe another entry showing his date of death as 20 May 1944 is incorrect based on the data on the Fields of Honor site, which is corroborated to an extent, but not completely by the 323rd Mission list.