Francis H Stender
Military
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UPL 36975
"Major Shumake and Captain Gamble with lead crew on bombing mission to Dijon-Longvic, France, beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, England. 6 February 1944."
Rear L-R: Capt Jack B. Fawcett, Maj Glyn F Shumake, Capt Donald Gamble, Capt Norman Nels Jacobsen, 1Lt Hobart H Steely
Front L-R: S/Sgt Francis H Stender, S/Sgt Norvile Vaughn, S/Sgt David L Wilson, T/Sgt Hugh N Bland, S/Sgt Norman M Clark, T/Sgt Richard G Scharch
Rear L-R: Capt Jack B. Fawcett, Maj Glyn F Shumake, Capt Donald Gamble, Capt Norman Nels Jacobsen, 1Lt Hobart H Steely
Front L-R: S/Sgt Francis H Stender, S/Sgt Norvile Vaughn, S/Sgt David L Wilson, T/Sgt Hugh N Bland, S/Sgt Norman M Clark, T/Sgt Richard G Scharch
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 33 x combat missions.
Awards: BSM, PH, 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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wetzel County, WV | 6 May 1918 | |
Enlisted |
Huntington, WV | 29 May 1942 | |
Died |
Paden City, WV | 21 December 1996 | |
Buried |
Paden Memorial Gardens, Paden City, WV | 26 December 1996 | Paden Memorial Gardens Paden City, Wetzel County, WV |
Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-rs.html#R