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Personal info

Full name
STEPHENSON, Harold Lloyd
Date of birth
14 September 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Halifax County, North Carolina
Hometown
Halifax County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34677562
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Right Waist Gunner
Unit
331st Bombardment Squadron,
94th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 October 1944
Place of death
Sibbersdorf, near Koethen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 9 33

Immediate family

Members
Whit M. Stephenson (father)
Hatie B. (Gold) Stephenson (mother)
Nina B. Stephenson (sister)
Evelyn Stephenson (sister)
Whit Stephenson (brother)
Johan Stephenson (brother)
Lucille R. Stephenson (sister)
Gracie Stephenson (sister)
Lonnie Stephenson (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-97333
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Dutchess
Destination: Bohlen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the oil refineries
MACR: 9556

More information

Sgt Harold L. Stephenson enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 22 July 1943.

The aircraft was shot down 12 minutes before I.P was reached. The Squadron in which this aircraft was flying was suddenly under attack by German planes, the attacks lasted for about 10 minutes, there were friendly fighters present but not in sufficient numbers.

He was first buried at the village cemetery of Zehringen, Germany on 8 October 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census, Stephenson Family Tree, Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com, http://www.8thafhs.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem, www.ancestry.com - World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945