Serviceman
Horace E Stewart
815thAsst Radio Oper.
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- Army serial number
- 20455626
- Rank
- Sgt (21 January 1944), Sgt (27 January 1944), Sgt (10 April 1944), S/Sgt (10 May 1944), Sgt. (10 May 1944), S/Sgt (13 May 1944), SSGT (14 June 1944)
- Hometown
- KNOXVILLE TN
- Also written
- Horace Stewart
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 212
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
Missions placed on him
A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1031 | SSGT |
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1031 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Aboard a lost aircraft
Morning reports
6 entries, first 21 January 1944, last 13 May 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt, Sgt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.
- 1944-01-21 815th: dy to 5 day fur
- 1944-01-27 815th: 26 Jan 44 5 day fur to dy
- 1944-02-26 815th: Joseph P. O'Donnell 611 Sgt
- 1944-04-10 815th: S/SET
- 1944-05-10 815th: 01 Donnell (612) S/Sgt 160-2042 Torres (612)
- 1944-05-13 815th: S/SEt
National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 712, roll 461010974 p. 724, roll 463208994 p. 538, roll 469121524 p. 678, roll 474637097 p. 791, roll 474637097 p. 795
Photographs naming him
- UPL 19659 'Dramatic photograph of a stricken B-17 bomber with a crew member bailing out. The pilot, 2nd Lt. Raymond J. Scranton, and one of the waist gunners, S/Sgt. Horace E. Stewart,Jr., were KIA. The remainder of the crew became POWs'. · view at American Air Museum in Britain
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Statements, mentions and histories
Eyewitness statement, page 13 · 10 May 1944
INCIVIDUAL OA JTLATY CUESTIONNALEE
Neme of trew membert
Rauk
STEWART , Horace E. Jr.
File No : 4846
Serial numbers
s/Sitt
Positions Crew (Bomber) of (Fighter):
Asst Radio Oper.
Did hu boll out? Not known
Bail out order given south wost of Weiner Neustadt, Austria,
When
three to five miles.
If not, why not?
Last contact er converstion just prior to or st time
1:
1.9.
Routine
interphone check prior to bombing run.
das be injured1 Not known
wac he when last seen?
Any heresey informetion : None
Sources
Any explanation. or 51. fote based in part or wholly on surne :1 tion: We were still in
the flak area when we abandoned our plane. At the time the wind was
from the south west, tending to drift our chutes bacio to the target.
Hed he opened his chute i: ediately after clearing the ship he would
have drifted into or across the target area.
Totel number of missions of above crew members Twelve (12)
Dates and destinstions if possible; 12. Apr. 44, Split, Yugoslavia; 13 Apr. 44,
Brod, Yugoslavia; 15 Apr. 44, Nis, Yugoslavia; 24 Apr. 44, Weiner
Neustadt. Austria (double credit mission). 28 Apr. 44, Piombino, Italy;
29 Apr. 44, Toulon, France; 5 May 44, Turnu Severin, Roumania; 6 May 44,
Turni: Severin. Roumania: 7 May 44. Belerade. Yu 10 May 44.
Weiner Neustadt, Austria (double-credit mission)
Wonald R. Earing
IVLT. 0-759207 6-3861-17
National Archives, MACR 4846, page 13 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.
Eyewitness statement, page 16 · 10 May 1944
INDIVIDUAL CASULATY CUESTIONNALE
Nome of crow members
STEWART , Horese E. Jr.
File No : 4846
Rouks
s/Sgt
Serial numbers
20455626
Position! Crew (Bomber) Asst Radio Oper.
Did he beil out?
If not, why not?
E
Last contact or converestion just prior to or at time
was he injured?
Mhre wac he when last seen?
any beresey informetion:
orf
to
le
or two doór Torres ad 0'10 noll( 11 nunnor
wont
through the réom and tront out the
The suin S on
Tire
Sonrce Torres nd U Jonness 11 innor
any explanation or hi: tate based in part or wholly on surec. if tion:
23 6001 and givon the bril out signal it bout
phute opened 1 the goin down in 8
very steen turn it was burning and at about 3 to 1.000 ft
it
blew
Totel number of missions of above orew members
Dates and destinations Af possible; 12/12/11 split tues. 3/11/2001 Yugo,
15/14 Nis Yugg. Meiner oustedt ustrie ronA
no credit) Ploc' i toly. 201/48 Tulon Frr nee (5/8/41) usso ltol no crodit
/5&6th Turnu Severi clared Muro. 5/10 olner "custadt Justrin.
National Archives, MACR 4846, page 16 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.
Eyewitness statement, page 22 · 10 May 1944
4TPR4-11
INDIV: DUAL CAGULATY CUBSTIONNALEE
Neme of crew nambers
STEWART , Horace E. Jr.
File No : 4846
Rauks
s/Sgt
Serial numbers
20455626
Position: Crow (Bomber) Asst Radio eper.
Did he bail out?
I do NOT KNOW. To my knowledge No.
Where?
If not why VERYExited AND was open
The WAIST DOUR Which was STUCK. When I Jasnes TOPARDS the
Lest contact ar conversition, just prior to or at time n
BOMBAY DOOR, TO.SAI/ OUT, he WAS still TRY TO oter
WAIST gooz I DONOT think be out
Wes he injure a? I.DO NOT Think so
Whre was he when lair t seen? NEAR the WAIST goue
loss IN AN EMERYCNLY WAS RUSTY AND OUT of CONDITION.
Any heresey informetion The Release Casle FOR epenin.The
The Hane ITSELF Has over 100 MISSIONS IN hee Desides
ThAT she WAS AND old PLANE (Type) #'1-11) While EKERY
ONC Else had A ven plane. IF OUR NEW Plane had
Sources
NEVER BEEN THKEN away, This wouLd Never not happened
TO Him.
dy explanation or hir fate besed in part or wholly on surpcuition
As Said BeFoRE, PLANE WAS SEEN when it
BLEW up. No ONE SAW ANY MORE chures
COME out, so pRESUMARY hE WAS Stith inside
When Pland Blaw up. HOWEVER he could have BAIL OUT with
Totel ANYONE nuhter missions of us of NOT above JEEING crew memberi him, 12 the Missions as STRANTON.
Dates and destinetions if possible;
SAME AS MENTIONED BEFORE
6-3861-47
National Archives, MACR 4846, page 22 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.
Eyewitness statement, page 41 · 10 May 1944
INDIVIDUAL CAJULATY
Name of erew membert
STEWART , Horace E. Jr.
File No : 4846
Runks
s/Sgt
Serial numbert
20455626
Positions Crow (Bomber) Asst Radio Oper.
Did
bu beil out? I DON'T KNOW
Wherer
If not, why nots
Last contact er converustion just prior to or et time
I ASKED
HIM How HIS OKIGEN WAS AT 10:45.
das he injured?
Thure was he when last seen?
any heresey information: HIS GUN STATION WAS IN THE
WAIST OF THE PLANE. THE OTHER WHIST 6UNNER
LAST SAW HIM TRYING TO GET OUT or THE REAR
DOOR. HE SAID THAT STEWART COULON'T GET THAT
DUOR OPEN so HE DIDN'T STICK AROUND To SEE
WHAT HAPVENED,
Sources 5/56T TORRES WAIST GUNNEe)
any explanation or hi. Tute based in part or wholly on tion: I
DON'T BELIEVE HE GOT OUT OF THE PLANE
BEFORE IT EXPLODED AT APPROX 4000
Totel number of missions of above crow membert
12
Dates and destinations if possible;
6-3861-43
National Archives, MACR 4846, page 41 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.
- 16 more statements from MACR 4846 are on the loss record.
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