Laurence R Stevens
Military
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Staff Sergeant Stevens, a tail gunner of the 95th Bomb Group with his B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97232 ) nicknamed "Sandy's Refueling Boys", August 1944. Image via Albert Keeler, 95th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'S/Sgt Stevens tail gunner 412 BS.'
Roger Freeman Collection
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Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 2nd Shuttle to Russia Aug 44. Combat-35 missions (04 Apr-25 Aug 44). B-17 42-97797 'Full House'. Ended Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), Russia Victory Medal, 3 DUC, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Full House
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 12 August 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Alhambra, California | 10 July 1924 | |
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 10 April 1943 | |
Based |
Horham | Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Los Angeles County, CA, USA | |||
Other End Tour Duty (ETD) |
Ended Tour Duty (ETD). |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self