Alexander Coxe Stokes
MilitaryLT. Alexander Coxe Stokes (Philadelphia, PA) is on left beneath the engine.
L-R: Lt Alexander C Stokes, Lt Eugene F Lott, Lt Donald V McCallum, Capt Scribner C Dailey.
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 32 x combat missions. ETD
Bremen mission; B-17 42-37838 'Fancy Nancy' 26-Nov-43; mid-air collision with B-17 42-30317, skilled piloting by Lt Dailey, led to the return of A/C and all but one crew member. RTD
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13052760 / O-801490
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fancy Nancy
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 26 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Chester County, PA | 9 October 1919 | Son of William Stanley and Ruth B [Coxe] Stokes. |
Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA | 17 February 1941 | |
Died |
Delray Beach, FL | 15 September 1997 | |
Buried |
Old Saint David Church Cemetery, Wayne, PA | 20 September 1997 | Old Saint David Church Cemetery Wayne, Delaware County, PA |
Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/image/103911154?rec=103911253
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http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=0378
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175803691/alexander-coxe-stokes
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- Losses of Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol I by Bishop & Hey pp. 389
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=378