Edgar Fletcher Stovall Jr

Military

Assigned to HQ Sqn, 313TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) troop re-supply mission to Cherbourg peninsula 7-Jun-44; Crossing coast into France hit by flak in port engine, carried onto DZ, dropping supplies, coming off the DZ, hit in starboard engine and forced landed. Hurled through windscreen and injured. Captured 8-Jun-44 and cleared by enemy to field hospital. Released by US troops on 16-Jun-44 and evacuated to US filed hospital. RTD



Awards: AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
  • Unit: 313th Troop Carrier Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Montgomery, AL 23 October 1941 Montgomery, Alabama

Other

Force landed WIA

Amfreville, France 7 June 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) troop re-supply mission to Cherbourg peninsula 7-Jun-44; Having lost both engines force landed.

Other

Captured POW

Vicinity of Caen 8 June 1944 - 16 June 1944 Captured and evacuated to filed hospital. Released by US troops 8 days later.

Died

Birmingham, AL 17 October 2010

Based

Folkingham Assigned to HQ Sqn, 313TCG, 9AF USAAF.