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Lt. Stephens was killed by enemy fighters near Bremen, Germany.  Capt. Chariles O. Jones, his flight leader, reported:  "The last time I saw Lt. Stephens was after leaving the target area, when I broke into an attack of Me-109s.  I noticed that Lt. Stephens, who was number 4 in my flight, was being attacked by a Me-109.  I called to him on the R/T to, 'Break, Steve, break', but he didn't seem to hear me, for he took very little evasive action.  I then turned to attack the Me-109 which was attacking him, and I didn't see him after that."

Lt. Stephens is buried at Plot B, Row 8, Grave 1, in the Ardennes American Military Cemetery and Memorial, Neupre, Belgium.  He was from Missouri.
Reproduced with kind permission of Mr. Robert M. Littlefield from the author's book Double Nickel - Double Trouble

Lt. Stephen's grave at the Ardennes American Military Cemetery and Memorial, Neupre, Belgium. (Paul Patist)

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