Gene C Stephens

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed 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.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

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

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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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.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

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