Harry E Sturdevant Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Pilot - Crew #413
466th BG - 784th BS
KIA - 8 April 1944
Corrected Caption
Object Number - UPL 17216 - 2LT Harry E. Sturdevant, Jr. Pilot - Crew #413 466th BG - 784th BS KIA - 8 April 1944
Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 #42-52516 'Virgin Sturgeon', Killed in Action (KIA).
Connections
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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: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39910035
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18046832
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer - Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13128188
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37605202
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32668405
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Virgin Sturgeon
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
Missions
![A B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Ruth L", flown by Lieutenant NL Young, of the 96th Bomb Group flies through a cascade of bombs released by another Fortress over Oranienburg, Germany. Strike camera photo. Handwritten caption on reverse: '22/3/44. Looks like JW code - 92BG? [sic]Supposedly Bremen raid but bombs look like M47.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-408680.jpg.webp?itok=47P7nfd_)
- Date: 22 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Livingston Manor, New York, USA | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
in the vicinity of Münstedt, 31246 Ilsede, Germany | 8 April 1944 | |
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Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay St. Louis County Missouri, USA Plot: SECTION 84 SITE 64-66 |
