John William Stuermer
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 20987
John W. Stuermer Crew
303rd BG - 358th BS
303rd BG - 358th BS
Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Collided with another A/C and crashed near Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire during form up for a mission to Ascherleben, Germany on 22-Feb-44 in B-17 42-38041'Hells Angels II'. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39029403
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34506470
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31143944
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35638585
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11111894
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hell's Angels II
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Safford, AZ | 25 November 1922 | Son of Frederick Phillip and Emma [Hampton] Stuermer. |
Enlisted |
Safford, AZ | 19 May 1942 | Safford, Arizona |
Other Marriage |
Graham County, AZ | 12 July 1943 | Married Carolyn Beth Pace. |
Died |
Irthlingborough, Northumberland, UK | 22 February 1944 | |
Buried |
Safford City Cemetery Safford, Graham County, AZ | Safford City Cemetery Safford, Graham County, Arizona |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces