Name:
Samuel Dewey, Jr. Stanfield
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
14192749
Unit:
701st Bomb Squadon, 445th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-12-11
State:
Alabama
Cemetery:
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
Plot:
60
Row:
Grave:
8024
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
Sgt Samuel Dewey Stanfield Jr., bombardier of the B-24 Liberator 42-50453, took off from station 124 in Tibenham, Norfolk, UK on a bombing mission over Karlsruhe. They collided with the B-24 42-95291 of 2nd Lt Robert G. Phillips at 1257. He was listed as MIA until 1988.