Stanley J Pytko

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Crashed near Liepe in B-17 #42-102465 'Wee Willie Wilber', Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

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

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

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

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

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