(DPMO WW2 MIA Database)
Plane crashed March 21, 1943
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Service: U.S. Army Air Forces, 425th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy
Died: Sunday, January 20, 1946
Memorialized at: Manila American Cemetery
Location: Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines
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Aubrey is the son of Walker Lemuel Stevenson and Sallie May Stevenson.
His siblings include:
Winnie "Telephone operator in 1920"
Ruth Ray "Ruthie" Rhodes
Elmore Lemuel
Alma "Chuck"
Mildred
John Henry Stevenson
........wife: Lemma Analou Mathis 1914-2006
Horace
Mary Jane
Pauline
Winnie and Mildred married:
Mr. W. E. Robinson
Rev. Paul B. Howell-Pastor of the Methodist Protestant Church.
Mildred is still living as of 2008.
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U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Aubrey Stevenson
Birth Year: 1920
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Oklahoma
State of Residence: Oklahoma
County or City: Choctaw
Enlistment Date: 17 Jul 1942
Enlistment State: Texas
Enlistment City: Dallas
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of
Source: Enlisted Man, Regular Army, after 3 months of Discharge
Education: 3 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Tinsmiths, coppersmiths, and sheet metal workers
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 67
Weight: 119
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World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Aubrey Stevenson
Inducted From: Oklahoma
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Combat Organization: 425th Bomber Squadron 308th Bomber
Death Date: 20 Jan 1946
Monument: Fort William McKinley, Manila, The Philippines
Last Known Status: Missing
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MIA Recoveries - Locating and Recovering Lost WWII Aircraft
Missing Aircrew Report for B-24D #42-40069
Site Report: September 20, 2008
This aircraft from the 308th Bomb Group was lost on a flight over the Hump. Aircraft #42-40069 "The Pregnant Swan" was lost with all aboard. Major Fensler was commanding officer of the 425th Squadron. Dead: 9.
Acting Pilot: Major Robert W. Fensler, xxxx7377
Pilot: 2nd Lt. Phillip G. Huffman, xxxx1437
Co-Pilot: 2nd Lt. Gerald E. Owens, xxxx0158
Navigator: 2nd Lt. Frederick W. Ossenfort, xxxx1623
Bombardier: 2nd Lt. Harvey M. Nix, xxxx8506
Engineer: TSgt. ErIe H. Thayer, xxxx6430
Assistant Engineer: SSgt. Aubrey Stevensen, xxxx8940
Radio Operator: TSgt. Norman A. Price
Assistant Radio Operator: SSgt. Louis F. Verhagen, xxxx8470
Gunner: SSgt: Sandav E. Rivardo, xxxx5460
There is other information on his website as well, including photos and the report he submitted to the Defense Department summarizing his on-site research. The crash site is in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, very close to the Chinese border.
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I was specially contacted by Gary Zaetz of Cary, North Carolina today to find a living relative of Aubrey Stevenson-it was a success!!!
WWII Families for the return of the missing.
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(DPMO WW2 MIA Database)
Plane crashed March 21, 1943
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Service: U.S. Army Air Forces, 425th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy
Died: Sunday, January 20, 1946
Memorialized at: Manila American Cemetery
Location: Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines
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Aubrey is the son of Walker Lemuel Stevenson and Sallie May Stevenson.
His siblings include:
Winnie "Telephone operator in 1920"
Ruth Ray "Ruthie" Rhodes
Elmore Lemuel
Alma "Chuck"
Mildred
John Henry Stevenson
........wife: Lemma Analou Mathis 1914-2006
Horace
Mary Jane
Pauline
Winnie and Mildred married:
Mr. W. E. Robinson
Rev. Paul B. Howell-Pastor of the Methodist Protestant Church.
Mildred is still living as of 2008.
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U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Aubrey Stevenson
Birth Year: 1920
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Oklahoma
State of Residence: Oklahoma
County or City: Choctaw
Enlistment Date: 17 Jul 1942
Enlistment State: Texas
Enlistment City: Dallas
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of
Source: Enlisted Man, Regular Army, after 3 months of Discharge
Education: 3 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Tinsmiths, coppersmiths, and sheet metal workers
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 67
Weight: 119
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World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Aubrey Stevenson
Inducted From: Oklahoma
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Combat Organization: 425th Bomber Squadron 308th Bomber
Death Date: 20 Jan 1946
Monument: Fort William McKinley, Manila, The Philippines
Last Known Status: Missing
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MIA Recoveries - Locating and Recovering Lost WWII Aircraft
Missing Aircrew Report for B-24D #42-40069
Site Report: September 20, 2008
This aircraft from the 308th Bomb Group was lost on a flight over the Hump. Aircraft #42-40069 "The Pregnant Swan" was lost with all aboard. Major Fensler was commanding officer of the 425th Squadron. Dead: 9.
Acting Pilot: Major Robert W. Fensler, xxxx7377
Pilot: 2nd Lt. Phillip G. Huffman, xxxx1437
Co-Pilot: 2nd Lt. Gerald E. Owens, xxxx0158
Navigator: 2nd Lt. Frederick W. Ossenfort, xxxx1623
Bombardier: 2nd Lt. Harvey M. Nix, xxxx8506
Engineer: TSgt. ErIe H. Thayer, xxxx6430
Assistant Engineer: SSgt. Aubrey Stevensen, xxxx8940
Radio Operator: TSgt. Norman A. Price
Assistant Radio Operator: SSgt. Louis F. Verhagen, xxxx8470
Gunner: SSgt: Sandav E. Rivardo, xxxx5460
There is other information on his website as well, including photos and the report he submitted to the Defense Department summarizing his on-site research. The crash site is in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, very close to the Chinese border.
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I was specially contacted by Gary Zaetz of Cary, North Carolina today to find a living relative of Aubrey Stevenson-it was a success!!!
WWII Families for the return of the missing.
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