Clifford A Stocking Jr

Military
media-33082.jpeg UPL 33082 L to R
Standing:
Lt Harry D McCabe Co-Pilot : Lt Richard A Stresser Navigator : Capt Marion G Lloyd Pilot :
FO Richard M Schankel : Sgt John Coutinho Flight Engineer
Kneeling:
Sgt John A Langenberg Radio Operator : Sgt Clifford A Stocking Jr Gunner : Sgt Robert Kumle Tail Gunner
Sgt Paul J Sullivan Gunner : M/Sgt Paul E Wiley Crew Chief

Corrected spelling Harry McCabe surname

493rd BG Archives
www.493bgdebach.co.uk

Object Number - UPL 33082 - L to R Standing: Lt Harry D McCabe Co-Pilot : Lt Richard A Stresser Navigator : Capt Marion G Lloyd Pilot : FO Richard M Schankel : Sgt John...

Photographed 'Little Warrior' being shot down on 29 June 1944 over Falerslaben, Germany. This picture is considered by many to be one of the most used photos of WW II. Copy was hanging in the Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH. Also served in the 15th AF in Lecce, Italy, 98th BG/ 344th BS.



AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ EAME/ GC/ WW II VM/ NY State Conspicuous Service Medal

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The B-24H Liberator, 42-94812, named, Little Warrior, in the 493rd Bomb Group in flight with its engines aflame. A veteran has handwritten on the reverse: 'To Roger Freeman, from a friend, Clifford Stocking. I took the picture 493rd BG, 862nd Sqd.'

42-94812

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Little warrior
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron 861st Bomb Squadron

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Born

Mount Morris, New York 13 May 1920

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php

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