Stewart Ray L.

Monuments

B-17 #42-102585 ‘The Betty L’ Monument

Crash of the B-17 'The Betty L' Plaque

Name:

Ray L. Stewart

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-756920

Unit:

534th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomb Group

Date of Death:

0000-00-00

State:

Washington

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Decoration:

Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Comments:

Ray L. Stewart was born on January 17, 1920. He was the husband of Doris E Stewart.

Ray served in the 534th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, Heavy, as a First Lieutenant and Bombardier on the B-17 #42-102585 'The Betty L' during World War II.

On June 24, 1944, his crew took off from Station 167 airfield in Ridgewell, England, for a bombing mission to La Riche - Tours, France. Around 08:30H, their plane was shot down by flak, taking a direct hit to the radio room and setting the engine no. 3 on fire. The plane crashed in the town of Valléres. This incident resulted in the deaths of four crew members, four were taken as prisoners, and one member evaded the German capture. 1Lt Stewart was the evadee. He was helped by the French resistance until the liberation.

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