Leon Fontaine Stewart
MilitarySubmitted by Rick Graham, nephew of Leon F. Stewart.
1st Lt Leon F. Stewart flew 33 missions, from 10/25/1944, mission #160, to 04/14/1945, mission #248 with the 401st BG. He served as a Navigator. He flew his first 13 missions with the Fred H. Babcock crew and was transferred to the Art Seder crew for his last 20 missions to serve as a Lead Navigator. He flew his first 26 missions with the 614th BS, but the Seder crew of which he was a member was transferred to the 615th BS to fly PFF aircraft for the remainder of his missions.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hard Seventeen, Hard Luck
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 447th Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Shape
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Shark Tooth
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Chute The Works
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Shade Ruff #2
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 April 1945
- Date: 10 April 1945
- Date: 8 April 1945
- Date: 5 April 1945
- Date: 15 March 1945
Places
- Site type: Memorial
- Site type: Memorial
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Revisions
Rick Graham is the nephew of 1st Lt Leon F Stewart and acquired this info from the Eighth Air Force Historical Society Museum, the 401st BG website and the book "Portrait of a Flying Lady" by George Menzel.
Rick Graham is the nephew of 1st Lt Leon F. Stewart and acquired the photo from the owner of the 401st BG website.
Rick Graham is a nephew of 1st Lt. Leon F Stewart and used the 401st BG website as well as the Eighth Air Force Memorial Museum library in Savannah, GA.
Donald R. Graham is the nephew of Leon F. Stewart and he obtained this information from the 401st BG website, as well as searching through the Eighth Air Force Historical Society Museum library in Savannah, GA. Also, my uncle is mentioned in the book "Portrait of a Flying Lady" by George Menzel.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/?Search=yes