He resided in Cache County, Utah prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 19,1942 in Los Angeles, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Carpenter and also as Single, without dependents.
Chester was a passenger on the HMT Rohna.
The Rohna and four other troop ships left Oran in French Algeria with cargo and troops. Off Béjaïa, Algeria the convoy was attacked by an estimated 60 German Luftwaffe Heinkel 177's. One of the 177's, piloted by Hans Dochtermann, released a glide bomb that hit Rohna on her port side and she eventually sank.
1,138 men were killed, including 1,015 U.S. personnel. The attack is the largest loss of US troops at sea due to enemy action in a single incident. 35 U.S. troops of the 2,000 originally embarked later died of wounds.
Chester was declared "Missing In Action" in this sinking during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 39257087
Chester also has a "cenotaph" in the Lewiston City Cemetery, Lewiston, Utah.
" Click Here " for that record.
( Bio & Family Link by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Cache County, Utah prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 19,1942 in Los Angeles, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Carpenter and also as Single, without dependents.
Chester was a passenger on the HMT Rohna.
The Rohna and four other troop ships left Oran in French Algeria with cargo and troops. Off Béjaïa, Algeria the convoy was attacked by an estimated 60 German Luftwaffe Heinkel 177's. One of the 177's, piloted by Hans Dochtermann, released a glide bomb that hit Rohna on her port side and she eventually sank.
1,138 men were killed, including 1,015 U.S. personnel. The attack is the largest loss of US troops at sea due to enemy action in a single incident. 35 U.S. troops of the 2,000 originally embarked later died of wounds.
Chester was declared "Missing In Action" in this sinking during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 39257087
Chester also has a "cenotaph" in the Lewiston City Cemetery, Lewiston, Utah.
" Click Here " for that record.
( Bio & Family Link by: Russ Pickett )
Family Members
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Verda Lucille Stephenson Jensen
1893–1971
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Esther Luella Stephenson Neilson
1895–1963
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Heber Francis Stephenson
1897–1949
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Ora Stephenson Smith
1899–1974
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Ralph LaMoine Stephenson
1901–1963
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Edgar Lavern Stephenson
1903–1903
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George Owen Stephenson
1906–1973
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Lois Stephenson Watterson
1909–1959
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Milford Wheeler Stephenson
1911–1974
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Louise Stephenson Jackson
1913–1987
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PVT Chester Devon Stephenson
1916–1943
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Nedra Wilnora Stephenson Wood
1918–1983
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