Gene C Stephens
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) on 13-Nov-43 as pilot of P-38H 42-67078, 55FG/338FS while on a mission to escort bombers attacking at Bremen, Germany. He and his aircraft were shot down by German fighters near Holsten-Salzbergen, Germany.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Holsten, 48499 Salzbergen, Germany | 13 November 1943 | Killed when he and his aircraft were shot down by German fighters near Holsten-Salzbergen, Germany while on a mission to escort bombers attacking at Bremen, Germany |
Buried Prisoner of War (POW) |
Buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery, Plot B, Row 8, Grave 1 |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 15-Jul-2015. Added Decorations and Burial Event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) Records; Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added KIA event per MACR 1271; Added Summary Biography based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1271 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list