Stanley Albin Plytynski
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....
Stanley Plytynski was Navigator 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. "Evaded (EVD)". There is no Escape & Evasion Report to be found to sustantiate this. His NARA WWII POW record has "Returned to Military Control on 15 April 1946" (sic).
There is a note in "The 388th at War" that Plyntynski lost both legs while crossing the Pyrenees Mountains.
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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: 16126416
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner / Ball Turret 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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sioux City Queen
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 5 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Jersey City, NJ | 18 December 1918 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Dix, NJ | 9 February 1942 | |
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Other 388th BG Combat Tour |
Knettishall Airfield, UK | 26 November 1943 - 5 January 1944 | |
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Died |
Summit City, NJ | 11 August 1994 | |
| Bayonne, NJ | 1114 Avenue C | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
No dates of arrest or location found... |
Revisions
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