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STOLBERG, John Mackler - Date of
birth
29 August 1917 -
Age
27 -
Place of birth
Sweet Springs, Saline County, Missouri -
Hometown
Marshall, Saline County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-723733 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
858th Bombardment Squadron,
492nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
21 February 1945 - Place of
death
Dülken, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 6 | 19 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Walter F. Stolberg (father)
Katherine B. (Mackler) Stolberg (mother)
Leverett M. Stolberg (brother)
Bernard C. Stolberg (brother)
Buena F. (Jackson) Stolberg (wife)
Nancy J. Stolberg (daughter)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-49500 -
Data
Type: B-24L
Destination: Duisburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the power and gas stations
MAR: 12585
More information
2nd Lt John M. Stolberg was employed at the Wood and Huston Bank.The plane was attacked by fighters.
He is remembered at the Fairview Cemetery in Sweet Springs, Saline County, Missouri.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Mackler Family Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Albert Ledoux / 10000 Reason, www.newspapers.com – The Daily Democrat News - 26 February 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Denise Kellam / Sarah Jane Gabig / Austin, www.ancestry.com – Dianejoe