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2LT Virginius Rawls Stell Jr.
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2LT Virginius Rawls Stell Jr. Veteran

Birth
Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Death
27 May 1944 (aged 23)
At Sea
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Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Pilot of B-24H Liberator #42-51180.

Lost on a trans-Atlantic flight leg between
Goose Bay, Newfoundland, Canada, and Nutt's
Corner, Northern Ireland.

The bomber was among sixty-two Army
aircraft on a ferrying flight to England.
The crew made their last radio call to give
their position as they left land point of
Labrador. They were not heard from again.

Missing at sea were:

2nd Lt. Virginius R Stell, Jr, Pilot
2nd Lt. Elvin L Pentecost, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Ernest D Lampkin
2nd Lt. James R Thompson
Sgt. George H Brown
Cpl. Warren F Carr
Sgt. John Demko
SSgt. Copeland A Forrester
SSgt. Edward J Harlacher
Sgt. Hubert D Sammons
Pilot of B-24H Liberator #42-51180.

Lost on a trans-Atlantic flight leg between
Goose Bay, Newfoundland, Canada, and Nutt's
Corner, Northern Ireland.

The bomber was among sixty-two Army
aircraft on a ferrying flight to England.
The crew made their last radio call to give
their position as they left land point of
Labrador. They were not heard from again.

Missing at sea were:

2nd Lt. Virginius R Stell, Jr, Pilot
2nd Lt. Elvin L Pentecost, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Ernest D Lampkin
2nd Lt. James R Thompson
Sgt. George H Brown
Cpl. Warren F Carr
Sgt. John Demko
SSgt. Copeland A Forrester
SSgt. Edward J Harlacher
Sgt. Hubert D Sammons

Inscription

2LT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Virginia; Princess Anne County; ASN O-817859



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