Galend Elroy Stone

Military
media-28071.jpeg UPL 28071 2nd Lt Galend E Stone at the control yoke of B-26B 41-31767 'Ginger' 449th BS, 322nd BG, 9th AF.

Object Number - UPL 28071 - 2nd Lt Galend E Stone at the control yoke of B-26B 41-31767 'Ginger' 449th BS, 322nd BG, 9th AF.

Assigned to 449BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Siracourt, France in B-26 41-31767. A/C abandoned due to flak damage, bailed out near the coast of France [Berck sur mer]. Prisoner of War (POW). 21-Apr-44. MACR 4308.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 449th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13023319 / T-120336
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Bomber pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Ginger
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 449th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lyon County, MN, USA 21 May 1920

Enlisted

Minneapolis, MN, USA 13 April 1942

Other

Shot down

62600 Berck, France 21 April 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Siracourt, France in B-26 41-31767. A/C abandoned due to flak damage, bailed out near the coast of France [Berck sur mer]. POW. 21-Apr-44. MACR 4308.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 21 April 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Died

Lyon County, MN, USA 19 April 2007
Minnesota, USA

Based

Andrews Field 21 April 1944 Assigned to 449BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF.

Buried

200 3rd St, Tracy, MN 56175, USA Tracy Community Cemetery Tracy Lyon County Minnesota, USA

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