Everett Stewart was born on July 18, 1915, in Talmage, Kansas. He was commissioned a 2d Lt through the Army ROTC program at Kansas State University on May 30, 1938, and then enlisted in the Aviation Cadet Program of the U.S. Army Air Corps on June 23, 1938. He completed pilot training, was commissioned a 2d Lt in the Army Air Corps, and was awarded his pilot wings on May 26, 1939. His first assignment was flying P-40 Warhawk and P-39 Airacobra fighters with the 79th Pursuit Squadron of the 20th Pursuit Group at Moffett Field and Hamilton Field, California, from June 1939 to February 1941, followed by service in Hawaii and on Midway until September 1942. Maj Stewart then returned to the U.S. and joined the 328th Fighter Squadron of the 352nd Fighter Group, flying the P-47 Thunderbolt, in October 1942. He took command of the 328th Fighter Squadron in April 1943, and deployed with the unit to England in July 1943. Maj Stewart was credited with the shared destruction of 2 enemy aircraft in aerial combat plus 1 damaged before transferring to the 355th Fighter Group in January 1944. He served as Executive Officer of the 355th from January to November 1944, and then Commander of the group from November 1944 to February 1945. During this time, Col Stewart destroyed 7 enemy aircraft in the air with 1 probable and 2 damaged. His next assignment was as Commander of the 4th Fighter Group from February to September 1945, followed by Occupation duty at Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe at Wiesbaden, Germany, from September 1945 to March 1946. During World War II, Col Stewart was credited with the destruction of 7.833 enemy aircraft in aerial combat, 1 probable, 4 damaged, and 1.5 on the ground while strafing enemy airfields. He served as an Operations and Training Staff Officer at Maxwell Field, Alabama, from May to December 1946, and then at Tyndall Field, Florida, from December 1946 to August 1947. After completing Air Command and Staff School at Maxwell AFB, Alabama, Col Stewart served as an instructor and director with the Air Tactical School at Tyndall AFB, Florida, from June 1948 to October 1950, followed by service as a director at Air Command and Staff School at Maxwell AFB from October 1950 to July 1951. He attended Air War College from July 1951 to June 1952, and then served with Headquarters U.S. Air Force in the Pentagon until August 1953. His next assignment was on the Joint Intelligence Group in the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Pentagon from August 1953 to August 1956, followed by National Defense College in Canada from September 1956 to July 1957. Col Stewart was Vice Commander of the 30th Air Division at Willow Run AFS, Michigan, from August 1957 to January 1959, Deputy for Operations for the 37th and then the 30th Air Division at Truax Field, Wisconsin, from January 1959 to May 1960, and then Vice Commander of the 30th Air Division, also at Truax Field, from May to October 1960. He served on the staff with Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe at Louveciennes, France, from October 1960 to September 1962, and then served as Senior Air Force Advisor to the 136th Air Defense Wing at USNAS Dallas, Texas, from October 1962 to October 1964. His final assignment was at McConnell AFB, Kansas, where he retired from the Air Force on February 1, 1966. Everett Stewart died on February 10, 1982.