James Whittier Stetler

Military
media-54997.jpeg UPL 54997 2LT James Whittier Stetler
Navigator/Bombardier
340th BG - 489th BS - 9th AF
KIA 25 April 1943

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Object Number - UPL 54997 - 2LT James Whittier Stetler Navigator/Bombardier 340th BG - 489th BS - 9th AF KIA 25 April 1943

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Units served with

A B-25 Mitchell (7C) of the 340th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force takes off.

340th Bomb Group

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

Places

Sfax

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Sfax-Thyna Airport

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Williamsport, PA 29 September 1920

Enlisted

Harrisburg, PA 18 December 1941

Died

Sfax, Tunisia 25 April 1943 KIA when his a/c collided with another 340th BG a/c over the field at Sfax. Both B-25 crashed to the ground killing both crews.

Buried

18 June 1948 Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA PLOT Sec: 12, Site: 3553

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https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/5105177:2451?tid=&pid…
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8939&h=1523563…
http://57thbombwing.com/340th_History/340th_Diary/4_April1943.pdf
https://ancexplorer.army.mil/publicwmv/#/arlington-national/search/resu…
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