1927 - 1967 (39 years)
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Name |
Allan J. STEARNS |
Birth |
3 Sep 1927 |
Buffalo, Monroe Co, NY |
Gender |
Male |
Cemetery |
Gruver, Hansford, TX |
Death |
20 Jul 1967 |
Vietnam |
Person ID |
I4203 |
Schumacher |
Last Modified |
24 Jul 2021 |
Father |
Myron STEARNS b. 26 Dec 1900, Lake City, Erie Co, PA d. Jun 1980, Girard, Erie Co, PA (Age 79 years) |
Relationship |
natural |
Mother |
Helen Catherine KATZEMANN b. 13 Feb 1902, Girard, Erie Co, PA |
Relationship |
natural |
Marriage |
18 Aug 1926 |
Girard, Erie Co, PA |
Family ID |
F237 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
"Tribute to Major Allan J. Stearns
Major Allan J. Stearns wasa graduate of St. Louis University. He served his country as an Air Force pilot in World War II, and in Vietnam. On July 20, 1967, his plane was shot down near Plieku, South Vietnam by enemy ground fire. Allan and his crew of five were killed in the crash of the plane. He was buried at Gruver, Texas beside the grave of his first wife, Vera Jean.
Among the medals awared to Major Stearns were: The Distinguished Flying Cross, the Presidential Citation Award, the Air Medal, the Purple Heart, and medals from the government of South Vietnam. "
Source: Page 20 - History of the Brown Family, Part 1-1909 compiled by Clara and Samuel C. Brown. Part 2-1932 compiled by Mary Poole Crawford and Edna Brown Pratt. Original copy - Lavina McKee Fehr, Oct. 1999. JKM, 5/6/00.
Source: History of the Brown Family, Part 1-1909 compiled by Clara and Samuel C. Brown. Part 2-1932 compiled by Mary Poole Crawford and Edna Brown Pratt. Original copy - Lavina McKee Fehr, Oct. 1999. Source for information on Carl Julius Katzemann and descendants. JKM 5-6-2000.
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