Name:
Steve Stefula
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
12002334
Unit:
401st Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1943-01-17
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Epinal American Cemetery, Epinal, France
Plot:
A
Row:
26
Grave:
30
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Sgt Steve Stefula, tail gunner of the B-17 41-24452, took off on a bombing mission over the Romilly-sur-Seine airfield. His plane was shot down by German fighters, probably that of Hauptmann Conny Meyer of the 2./JG26. He was wounded in combat, finally dying in Paris.