David S Stiver
Military
With the Harmon crew.
Standing (l-r): unknown, Harmon, O'Brien, Baun, Lindia, and unknown.
Kneeling (l-r): Cannon, Davy, Riley, Stiver and Pignanelli.
Edited to correct misnamed front row crew members Riley and Stiver. Riley is 3rd from the left; Stiver, my father, is 4th from the left.
Object Number - UPL 20451 - Hit and Run, 43-38391, B-17-G-85-BO With the Harmon crew. Standing (l-r): unknown, Harmon, O'Brien, Baun, Lindia, and unknown. Kneeling (l-r):...
David Stiver flew 31 bomber missions over Europe. He was a member of the Charles Harmon crew in the 34th Bomb Group / 7th Bomb Squadron. He completed his tour, came back to the US and was horably discharged on 20 October 1945. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37576057
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16089223
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11037051
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 364th Fighter Group 383rd Fighter Squadron 7th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19126006 at enlistment, then O-764416
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hit and Run
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
15 August 1923 | Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Stanley L. and Alta (Baun) Stiver | |
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Enlisted |
3 March 1943 | in the Air Corps | |
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Other Discharged |
20 October 1945 | ||
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Died |
9 June 2005 | Austintown, Mahoning County, Ohio | |
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Born |
Ohio | ||
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Buried |
David Stiver rests at the Belmont Park Cemetery, Liberty Township, Ohio |
Revisions
Based on my father’s USAAF records, medals, and uniform insignia, he attained the rank of Technical Sargent. He received the Air Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the European-African-Middle Eastern theater campaign medal with 3 bronze stars.
Details from daughter at UPL 20451...
34th BG website http://valortovictory.tripod.com
VETERANS' BIRLS files
VA Gravesite Locator
Made connections to Aircraft, fellow crew members îctured in UPL 20451 and filled in Biography
1996 34th BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia