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STONE, Austin V - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Oklahoma -
Hometown
Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-661990 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
336th Bombardment Squadron,
95th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
13 June 1943 - Place of
death
West of Kiel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 32 | 49 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Austin V. Stone (father)
Alberta Stone (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3286 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Kiel, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the U-boats yards
MACR: 616
More information
1st Lt Austin V. Stone graduated from Dale High School and attended college. He worked on a farm before he joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army as an aviation cadet in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 11 November 1941.Statement from Capt David E. Olsson, Air Corps Asst. Operations Officer: "B-17F, 42-3286, piloted by 1st Lt Austin V. Stone, was lost west of Kiel, Germany, on the way out from the target. 1st Lt Austin V. Stone was flying #3 of the high element of the composite group but was never reported as having been seen leaving the formation. On this mission, a great deal of enemy opposition was encountered, ten aircraft being lost in all from this group. It is understandable that the crews returned unable to give any information concerning this missing aircraft."
The entire crew was killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: Jac Engels, www.findagrave.com - Patootie, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Oklahoman 4 July 1943