Sidney Raymond Stein
Military
Timothy Motz
Object Number - UPL 55660 - Flemming crew, 709th squadron, 447th bomb group. Photo taken at Rattlesden, England, March 1944. Standing, L-R: Lt. Joseph T. Elliot (?), Lt. Carl F....
Sidney Stein was Radio Operator on the Dean Flemming crew on the 29 April 1944 mission to Berlin on board B-17 42-31519. On return, the Fortress ditched in the North Sea. All 10 men on board rescued and returned to duty (RTD).
Missions: 1943 - Dec 30 Ludwigshafen; 1944 - Jan 5 Merignac; 21 Noball #107; 29 Frankfurt; 30 Brunswick; Feb 3 Wilhelmshaven; 6 Noball; 13 Noball; 24 Rostock; 28 Noball; 29 Brunswick; Mar 9 Berlin; 13 Noball #74; 18 Munich; 23 Brunswick; 27 Merignac; Apr 1 Ludwigshafen; 8 Rheine; 10 Diest Schaffen; 11 Arnimswalde; 13 Augsburg; 18 Berlin; 19 Lippstadt; 20 Noball; 22 Hamm; 27 Noball #78; 27 Le Culot; 29 Berlin; May 12 Zwickau; 13 Osnabruck. Ditched in North Sea on 29 April 1944 Berlin raid. All crew rescued by air sea British rescue ship.
DFC/ Air Medal w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster
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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: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11027889 at enlistment, then O-752054
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35450186 at enlistment
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret gunner
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 29 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Milford, MA | 16 June 1923 | |
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Enlisted |
Boston, MA | 24 November 1942 | |
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Other Returned |
29 April 1944 | In B-17 42-31519, ditched North Sea on return from Berlin mission. Rescued and returned to duty. | |
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Died |
Worcester, MA | 18 March 2017 | |
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Buried |
Natick, MA | 20 March 2017 |
Revisions
Sidney R. Stein served as Radio Operator as well as Right Waist Gunner.
Pam Stein
Daughter-in-law
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self