Milton V Shevchik
MilitaryMilton was shot down on a mission to Frankfurt am Main on 8 February 1944 in B-17G #42-37984. The crew baled out and the aircraft crashed near Amiens, France. Milton was one of the nine men who Evaded (EVD). The tenth crew member Don Periolat was taken as a Prisoner of War.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 February 1944
Places
![A bomber crew of the 92nd Bomb Group return to Podington following a mission flying B-17 Flying Fortresses to Wittenberg. A B-17 Flying Fortress (NV-K, serial number 42-29994) is visible in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 23 Feb 1945' [stamp]. ' News Chronicle Copyright Picture' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Crew back from Wittenberg.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379172.jpg.webp?itok=G7D0FciD)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Evaded |
Crèvecœur-le-Grand, France | 8 February 1944 |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
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Sources
Combined two entries. This entry now includes information from the following sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2364, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 2364 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database