Keywords: James Jimmy Stewart Air Force.jpg Jimmy Stewart began flying combat missions on March 31 1944 and was appointed Operations Officer of the 453rd Bomb Group and subsequently Chief of Staff of the 2nd Combat Wing 2nd Air Division of the 8th Air Force He ended the war with 20 combat missions and remained in the USAF Reserve where he was later promoted to Brigadier General U S Air Force photo Source http //www af mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/021002-O-9999G-019 jpg PD-USGov \ James Stewart Brigadier generals 453d Bombardment Group United States Army Air Forces |