John Edwin Stephenson was born September 11, 1921 at Poteau, Leflore Co., Oklahoma to
Neato Augusta & Mary Caroline Jenson Stephenson.
May 2, 1943 he married Alyce Marguerite Kirk at Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar.
John registered for the military draft February 16, 1942 at the court house in
Fort Smith, Arkansas. He enlisted in the US Navy. His enlistment date is not
known. His service history is in his biography below.
John Edwin Stephenson was killed March 15, 1944 in a plane crash.
His burial was in the Fort Smith National Cemetery. He was the
only son in his family.
