Raymond S Evtuch
Military
388th BG - 560th BS
Standing L to R: Norman P. Kempton (P), Paul E. Davis (CP), Stanley A. Plytynski (N), Harry H. McKenna (B)
Kneeling L to R: Emil W. Taddeo (FE), Raymond S. Eutuch (WG), Hamp B. Nicholson (TG), Harvey B. Norton (BTG), Louis J. Mostardi (R/O), Melvin S. Larson (WG) 388th Bomb Group collection
Connected with A/C
Object Number - UPL 43781 - Norman P. Kempton Crew 388th BG - 560th BS Standing L to R: Norman P. Kempton (P), Paul E. Davis (CP), Stanley A. Plytynski (N), Harry H....
Raymond Evtuch was Waist gunner on board of B-17 #42-5899 'Sioux City Queen', shot down 5 January 1944.
"Lt. Kempton in a/c 42-5899 "Sioux City Queen", left the formation with one engine feathered and was attacked by figthers. The tail was shot up by the fighters and the crew bailed out. As many as seven parachutes were seen. "
A/C received heavy damage and crashed near Cartujac, France. Prisoner of War (POW)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- 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: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-680188
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16155799
- Highest Rank: Private
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-799790
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-744281
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33326120
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 5 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
12 June 1923 | ||
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Enlisted |
21 September 1942 | ||
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Other 388th BG Combat Tour |
26 November 1943 - 5 December 1944 | Took off on 10 combat missions(8 completed, 1 abort, 1 shot down) | |
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Other Shot Down/Captured |
5 January 1944 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
15 January 1944 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 | |
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Died |
26 June 1983 | ||
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Buried |
30 June 1986 | Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA Plot Section 106, Block 44, Lot 63, Grave 2 |
Revisions
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3118 / MACR 3118, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database