William John Stubbs

Military

Assigned to 598BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. Hit by flak and was returning on one engine. Crash landing due to lack of fuel 1 mile south of Friston. 17-Jun-44. Killed in Action (KIA).



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

A B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-96191) nicknamed "The Milk Run Special" of the 397th Bomb Group at Steeple Morden, 1945. Image by Alexander "Cal" Sloan. Written on slide casing: '296191, 397 BG.'

397th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Two B-26 Marauders ('U2', serial number 42-96132 in middle; 'U2', serial number 42-96139 leaving from right) of the 598th Bomb Squadron, 397th Bomb Group fly in formation. Handwritten caption on reverse: '397BG, 598BS.'

42-96132

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Lucky Star
  • Unit: 397th Bomb Group 598th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Riverton, IA, USA 14 June 1921 Son of William Ellsworth and Mildred Elizabeth [Gray] Stubbs.

Enlisted

Omaha, NE, USA 16 June 1942

Died

1 mile Sth Friston, Saxmundham, UK 17 June 1944 Hit by flak and was returning on one engine. Crash landing due to lack of fuel 1 mile south of Friston. 17-Jun-44. KIA.

Buried

18 June 1944 Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
Iowa, USA

Based

Rivenhall 17 June 1944 Assigned to 598BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF.

Buried

Riverton, IA 51650, USA Re-Interred Riverton Cemetery Riverton, Fremont County, IA

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https://www.fold3.com/image/29426999
https://www.fold3.com/image/320636233?terms=William%20J%20Stubbs
https://www.fold3.com/page/84632990-william-j-stubbs/facts
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=42-96132&Submit4=Go
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=109505
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119094489/william-john-stubbs