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SGT Joseph Thompson Stewart

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SGT Joseph Thompson Stewart

Birth
Bethany, Moultrie County, Illinois, USA
Death
14 Jul 1943 (aged 21)
Ward County, Texas, USA
Burial
Bethany, Moultrie County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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US AC SGP 19TH BOMB GP (H) AAB

Sergeant Stewart served with the 19th Bomb Group,
93rd Bomb Squadron at Pyote Army Air Base, Texas.

One of six killed when B-17F Flying Fortress #42-3022 caught
fire and crashed, ten miles north-east of the airfield
at about 01:30 in the morning while on a training flight.

Only four crewmembers aboard successfully bailed out and
survived before the bomber crashed.
(Information provdied by contributor Tim Cook)
US AC SGP 19TH BOMB GP (H) AAB

Sergeant Stewart served with the 19th Bomb Group,
93rd Bomb Squadron at Pyote Army Air Base, Texas.

One of six killed when B-17F Flying Fortress #42-3022 caught
fire and crashed, ten miles north-east of the airfield
at about 01:30 in the morning while on a training flight.

Only four crewmembers aboard successfully bailed out and
survived before the bomber crashed.
(Information provdied by contributor Tim Cook)

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