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STEWART, Harry - Date of
birth
11 December 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Phillipsburg, Centre, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13145483 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
723rd Bombardment Squadron,
450th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 May 1944 - Place of
death
Near Wiener-Neustadt, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 11 | 1 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Elizabeth Stewart (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-52163 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Little Lady Joyce II
Destination: wiener-Neustadt, Austria
Mission: Messerschmitt Aircraft Factory
MACR: 5433
More information
S/Sgt Harry Stewart volunteered for the US Army in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 27 October 1942.T/Sgt Ralph L. Wiley:
On 24 May 1944 while participating on a mission to Wiener-Neustadt, Austria, our group was attacked by enemy fighters. I was flying as tail gunner in ship #345 in the left element of the second attack unit. Lieutenant Griffin’s aircraft was in the same element. Soon after the attack by enemy fighters, I saw lieutenant Griffin’s aircraft fall into a spin. I did’t see any one bail out. I saw the ship last at 15,000 feet. The time was about 1020 and the coordinates were 47.45 N – 15.13 E.
He was first buried at Block HH, Row 3, Grave 67.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files,
WWII, www.fold3.com - MACR, http://www.450thbg.com/real/crews/griffin.shtml
Photo source: Peter Schouteten