George Noel Stith
Military
Object Number - UPL 25849 - 1st Lt George N Stith and crew posed in front of B-26 training ship 1886. 2Lt Jesse A Lutman far left of shot.
Assigned to 557BS, 387BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Hagen, Germany in B-26 42-96309 'Shirley D' shot down by flak near Bastogne, Belgium, crashed, exploded. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10877.
Awards: AM (4OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Shirley D
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 557th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Willingale
Events
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Born |
10 November 1920 | Son of Edward Joslyn and Mattie Susanna [Haines] Stith. | |
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Enlisted |
20 June 1942 | ||
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Died |
23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Hagen, Germany in B-26 42-96309 shot down by flak near Bastogne, Belgium, crashed, exploded. KIA. MACR 10877. | |
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Based |
23 December 1944 | Assigned to 557BS, 387BG, 9AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial Hamm Canton de Luxembourg Luxembourg |
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