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STEVENS, Gordon Sefton - Date of
birth
27 August 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Johnston County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-792651 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
63rd Fighter Squadron,
56th Fighter Group
-
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 September 1944 - Place of
death
Thürnich, Grube Fürstenberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | 20 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Leon G. Stevens (father)
Ethel (Sefton) Stevens (mother)
Leon G. Stevens Jr. (brother)
Marcia Stevens (sister)
Ethel Stevens (sister)
William A. Stevens (brother)
Harold L. Stevens (brother)
Thomas B. Stevens (brother)
Lee A. Stevens (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-19730 -
Data
Type: P-47D
Destination: Tilburg, the Netherlands
Mission: Strafing
MACR: 8993
More information
Capt Gordon S. Stevens graduated from Smithfield High School in 1935. After one year at Wofford College, he transferred to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and graduated in 1939.He enlisted in January, 1942 at Maxwell Field, Alabama.
He was stationed in North Africa as a B-24 pilot in the 44th Bombardment Group. He took part in the raid on the oil fields at Ploesti, Rumania. After completing the 25 missions required for rotation, Capt Stevens transferred to a squadron flying P-47 Thunderbolt fighters.
Shot down by flak.
Capt Stevens is remembered at Riverside Cemetery in Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Nigel Julian (www.56thfightergroup.co.uk), Richard Wiggs
Photo source: www.56thfightergrpoup.co.uk, Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com, University of North Carolina