John Andrew Dutka
MilitaryAssigned to 712BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Pforzheim hit by flak, crash landed Arras, France 1-Apr-44 evaded capture EVD. MACR 3596.
Awards: AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 448th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron 712th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 0661892
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Glasgo, CT | 18 February 1920 | Son of Michael and Pauline [Peuwa] Dutka. |
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Other Baled out EVD |
Arras, France | 1 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Pforzheim hit by flak, crash landed Arras, France 1-Apr-44 evaded capture EVD. MACR 3596. |
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Other Evaded EVD |
France | 1 April 1944 | Evaded capture with help of resistance. |
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Died |
Meriden, CT | 25 June 2008 | |
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Buried |
Walnut Grove Cemetery Meriden, New Haven County, CT | 28 June 2008 | Walnut Grove Cemetery Meriden, New Haven County, CT |
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Based |
Hethel | 1 April 1944 | Transferred to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Middlesex County, CT, USA | |||
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Based |
Seething | Assigned to 712BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. |