Paul B Stern
Military
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FRE 5135
The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 546th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #139 dated 16 July 1944, Edward LeDonne Crew, 27 x combat missions. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: AM (3OLC), 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: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17125201 / O-775755
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 06858319
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31406181
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flexible Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12122539 / O-886719
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35316522
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 27 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Bristol, CT | 29 April 1922 | Son of George K Stern. |
Enlisted |
New York City, NY | 27 November 1942 | |
Based |
Grafton Underwood | 16 July 1944 - 27 December 1944 | Assigned to 546BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Died |
Manston, Ramsgate, Kent CT12, UK | 27 December 1944 | His aircraft sustained battle damage and attempted to land away at RAF Manston, Kent. Crashed into aircraft in the dispersal area and exploded, killing the entire crew. |
Buried |
28 December 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | |
Buried |
Long Island National Cemetery, NY | Re-Interred Long Island National Cemetery Farmingdale Suffolk County New York, USA Plot: H, 8281 | |
Other Commissioned |
Coral Gables, FL | Awarded wings - Coral Gables, FL. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…