Stratford John Bethea, Jr.

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John Bethea, Jr. Stratford is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

356th Fighter Group Monument

Name:

John Bethea, Jr. Stratford

Rank:

Captain

Serial Number:

O-415358

Unit:

360th Fighter Squadron, 356th Fighter Group

Date of Death:

1944-04-27

State:

Alabama

Cemetery:

Epinal American Cemetery, Dinoz�, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Comments:

John Bethea Stratford, Jr. was born in 1919. He was the son of John Bethea Stratford and Elizabeth Howard deGraffenried Stratford.

Flying P-47 AC #4276135, he took off from Martlesham Heath on an escort mission to France. The flight was attacked by about 15 FW 190s at 20,000 feet while flying southeast about 15 miles northwest of Reims. Captain Stratford was shot down and crashed 1736hrs, 1,100 yards north of Buzancy, south of Soissons, France.

Cpt Stratford is now buried in the Epinal American Cemetery, Dinoz�, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov, francecrashes39-45.net