IIRC Stewart stayed active in the Air Force Reserve after the war. A fine man.
Indeed...he retired from the Air Force Reserve as a Brigadier. On his 75th Birthday, he received a phone call from then-President Reagan, which was put over a loudspeaker for the crowd to hear. Reagan invoked his authority to give BG Stewart a direct order to look directly to his west, at which time a flight of A7s came roaring over at a very, very low altitude in salute.
The crowd went wild...