Stevenson, Charles W.

Date of birth:: June 22nd, 1921 (Akron/Ohio, United States)
Date of death:: September 19th, 1944 (Son, Netherlands)
Buried on:: Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Plot: A. Row: 3. Grave: 15.
Service number:: 0-729261
Nationality:: American

Biography

Captain Stevenson's glider caught fire and died after his parachute failed to open.

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Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain
Unit:: 81st Troop Carrier Squadron, 436th Troop Carrier Group, IX Troop Carrier Command, Ninth Air Force

"For bravery in flying out wounded soldiers to England."

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:: 81st Troop Carrier Squadron, 436th Troop Carrier Group, IX Troop Carrier Command, Ninth Air Force

Second AM received as Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:: 81st Troop Carrier Squadron, 436th Troop Carrier Group, IX Troop Carrier Command, Ninth Air Force

Third AM received as second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster

- The Ohio State University and Alumni Publication; Volume 35; Number 4 January 1945
- Wolfe, Martin Green Light! A Troop Carrier Squadron's War from Normandy to the Rhine Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1989.
- STEVENSON, Charles W