Stanley Edward Histed was born in Davenport, Iowa, April 24, 1924. He attended the Davenport schools and graduated from Davenport High School with the class of 1942. While in high school he was a Lietenant in the R.O.T.C.

Immediately after graduation he was employed by the U.S. Engineers at Rock Island, Illinois, and Skagway, Alaska, until he left there to volunteer in the service of his country. He entered the army at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on August 21, 1943, and was assigned to the Air Corps. He trained at Sheppard Field, Texas; Lubbock, Texas; Kingman Arizona, and Alexandria, LA. before flying to England on October 17, 1944, where the crew became a part of the 8th Air Force.

On November 25, 1944, their B-17 bomber suffered a direct hit by flak while on a mission over Meersburg, Germany. The plane with all members wounded made it back to Luxembourg, where it crashed within three minutes of the American lines. Six members of the crew including Stanley, were killed and three survived. Stanley's remains were returned on the Oglethorpe Victory from the U.S. Military Cemetery in Hamm, Luxembourg. He was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.

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