Stephen Carnig Ananian
Military
Roger Freeman Photo.
Object Number - FRE 5998 - Lieutenant Stephen C Ananian a pilot of the 339th Fighter Group wearing the runway control officers' uniform of striped pyjama jacket and white...
Assigned to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. 64 combat missions, credited with destroying one Me 262 jet fighter and damaging two others in aerial combat, as well as three aircraft on the ground while strafing enemy airfields. Completed (End) Tour of Duty (ETD). Left USAAF service 8-Aug-45.
Awards: DFC, AM (11 OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 Bronze Stars), American Campaign,
Good Conduct.
Stephen served as President and Secretary of the 339th Fighter Group Association: http://www.339thfg.com/. He died on 28 June 2017 and his ashes have been laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Mary Lee aka Pistol Packin Mama aka Bison Bull
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: The Comet
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Sweet n Low Down/ Sweet and Lowdown, Baby Mine
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York, NY, USA | 25 December 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Atlantic City, NJ, USA | 14 December 1941 | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
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Other Pilot Training |
United States | 3 February 1943 - 12 March 1944 | Called to active duty on 3-Feb-43. Training till 12-Mar-44. |
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Other Assigned |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | 29 September 1944 - 23 April 1945 | Assigned to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promoted |
Fowlmere, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8, UK | 11 January 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 23 April 1945 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Died |
Greenville County, SC | 28 June 2017 | Aged 94 |
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Buried |
1 July 2017 | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia Columbarium Court 9, Section N09, Column 312, Niche 5 | |
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Born |
Simpsonville, SC, USA | ||
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Born |
New York, NY, USA |
Revisions
Correspondence between Stephen and the museum.
And for hometown: http://www.339thfg.com/personnel.html
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
