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STANCHFIELD, Milton Alpha - Date of
birth
15 October 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Hennepin County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-810965 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
733rd Bombardment Squadron,
453rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 August 1944 - Place of
death
Near Stapelburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 4 | 30 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Glenn L. Stanchfield (father)
Elsie M. (Wallace)Stanchfield (mother)
Albert T. Stanchfield (brother)
Richard E. Stanchfield (brother)
Glen L. Stanchfield (brother)
Arlene R. Stanchfield (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-110138 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Flying Bull
Destination: Dessau, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Junkers Flugzeugwerke aviation industry
MACR: 8424
More information
2nd Lt Milton A. Stanchfield worked in a rubber factory. He enlisted in Galva, Illinois on 17 October 1942.The plane was attacked by enemy fighters and exploded in the air and was recovered 1 km north of Stapelburg near the highway from Stapelburg to Schauen.
A crew member witnessed that Lt Stanchfield stayed in the cockpit, trying to level the plane so the other crew members could bail out.
Five crew members survived and were taken prisoner, four were killed. They were initially buried on 18 August 1944 at the cemetery of Veckenstedt near Halberstadt/Harz.
At the time of his death, he had completed 14 missions.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - Minnesota Birth Index / 1930 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten