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STEVENS, Earl Arthur "Shaw" - Date of
birth
22 September 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana -
Hometown
Champaign County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16029279 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
337th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 November 1944 - Place of
death
Lamspringe and Neuhof, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
William J. B. Stevens (father)
Gertrude Stevens (mother)
Joseph C. Dtevens (brother)
Sally Ann Stevens (sister)
Bryan L. Stevens (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102646 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Osnabrück, Germany
Mission: Combat
MACR: 10415
More information
S/Sgt Earl A. Stevens graduated from Champaign High School and was employed in a bakery.He enlisted at Chanute Field, Illinois on 14 March 1941. He left for overseas duty in April 1944. In a letter to his family written Nov. 19, he said that he would not be home for Christmas as he had planned because he had been promoted from Staff Sergeant to Technical Sergeant and had volunteered as a bombardier and would take training in England.
"A/C 646, flying in 96th B Squadron, at 1145 hours and at approximately 5127N 1010E was encountered in severe prop wash, stalled and went down in flat spin and exploded in mid air. Parts spread over 1,5 Miles. Two chutes were reported."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Udell Family Tree, Newspaper article
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Marion Stevens, Newspaper article