Stanley J Pytko
Military ROLL OF HONOURCrashed near Liepe in B-17 #42-102465 'Wee Willie Wilber', Killed in Action (KIA).
Connections
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Wee Willie Wilber
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Buck Run, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA | 8 May 1921 | |
Died |
6 October 1944 | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 6 October 1944 | |
Buried |
Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA | Saint Stanislaus Kosta Cemetery #2 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Changed the label for a POW event to “Killed in Action (KIA)” per info in the "Summary biography".
Added a S/N, Added a Buried event and updated the Born event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 142646178.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142646178/stanley-j.-pytko
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9525 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database