John Bridges Stallings
MilitaryAssigned to 345BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. John Dore crew. Co Pilot on B-24 42-40102 'Old Baldy' Lost near the target, Ploesti, AA hit point blank at 30 feet or less from a Rumanian 80 mm. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 223.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 345th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11010920 / O-437913
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Old Baldy
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 345th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Clayton, NC | 15 June 1918 | John Adolpheus and Lallah [Cable] Stallings. |
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Enlisted |
Charlotte, NC | 12 March 1942 | Charlotte, North Carolina |
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Died |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Co Pilot on B-24 42-40102 'Old Baldy' Lost near the target, Ploesti, AA hit point blank at 30 feet or less from a Rumanian 80 mm. Pilot 1st Lt John J Dore. 10 KIA. MACR 223. |
| Saginaw, MI, USA | Saginaw, Michigan, USA. | ||
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liège, Belgium. Plot D Row 8 Grave 55 | |
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Based Assigned |
Libya | 1 August 1943 | Assigned to 345BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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