Harry Stephey
Military | Colonel | Squadron Commander | 491st Bomb Group
Was commander of the squadron from '44 to '45
DFC, Air Medal w/3Oak Leaf Cluster, EAME medal w/5 battle stars, Dist. Unit Citation
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Squadron
Military | Colonel | Squadron Commander | 491st Bomb Group
Was commander of the squadron from '44 to '45
DFC, Air Medal w/3Oak Leaf Cluster, EAME medal w/5 battle stars, Dist. Unit Citation
Group
The 491st Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators in bombing missions over northern France and Germany from June 1944 until April 1945. Missions over Germany included bombing the headquarters of the German General Staff at Zossen. The Group was awarded a DUC...
26 November 1944
Station | Location | Date |
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Based | Metfield | 5 1944 – 8 1944 |
Based | North Pickenham | 8 1944 – 6 1945 |
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 491st Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Hamm on 10/2/44 in B-24 #4295104
Military | Staff Sergeant | Togglier, Nose Gunner | 491st Bomb Group
Assigned to 853BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. John Kenney crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Swabische Hall. Crashed Semmenstedt in B-24 'Ain't Bluffing' 44-40246 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 8861
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 491st Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down near Soest on 9/26/44 in B-24 #4410500
Military | Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 491st Bomb Group
Evaded (EVD) Shot down by flak and crashed at Maisicourt on 8/3/44 in B-24 #4440241
EVD
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 491st Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) at Anno-Tower in B-24 'Idiots Delight' #4251530
Military | Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 491st Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down near Soest in B-24 #4410500
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 491st Bomb Group
32 missions from 20 June - 4 Dec 1944.
AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC/ Certificate of Valor
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 491st Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Hannover on 9/12/44 in B-24 Lambsy-Divey #4440170
Air Medal; Purple Heart
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 491st Bomb Group
Evaded (EVD) Crashed at Nantona on 8/11/44 in B-24 #4410492
Military | Lieutenant | Navigator | 491st Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) at Sarstedt in B-24 'Dorty Treek' #4410485
B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
Originally assigned to 34th Bomb Group, 18th Bomb Sqdn, damaged on landing Debach, England 31 May 1944; lost 26 Nov 1944, over Germany with 491st BG; MACR 10763
B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980) |