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Personal info

Full name
STEWART, William Cromwell Jr
Date of birth
20 September 1923
Age
20
Place of birth
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
Hometown
Shelby County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
O-762964
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Bombardier
Unit
367th Bombardment Squadron,
306th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 September 1944
Place of death
Near the Üdersee, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 5 22

Immediate family

Members
William C. Stewart (father)
Natalie V. Stewart (mother)
Jean M. Stewart (sister)
George V. Stewart (brother)
Thomas E. Stewart (brother)
Jack Stewart (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-97278
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Umbriago
Destination: Ruhland, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the oil refinery
MACR: 8833

More information

2nd Lt William C. Stewart Jr.graduated from Memphis Technical High School. He was in business with his father at The Stewart Coffee Company.

He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Memphis, Tennessee on 9 October 1942.

The formation was attacked by enemy fighters. The #3 engine was on fire and the tail was shot off.

Six crew members were killed, three men were taken prisoner.

2nd Lt William C. Stewart Jr. is remembered at the Calvary Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, http://flgrube1.tripod.com/id233.html, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Mimosa, The Commercial Appeal - 3 February 1945, Memphis Technical High School 1942