Joseph A Yuravich
Military
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Object Number - UPL 38593 - Cpt Yuravich with family/friends
Yurri was an instructor on B-17's at McDill before joining the 91st at Bassingbourn. On the Lorient raid 30th December 1942 in Ll'LAUDREY, the pilots' compartment caught a 20mm shell
seriously wounding him. T/Sgt King, the engineer. replaced the unconscious Yurri in the pilot's seat so he could assist the also wounded but conscious Co-Pilot Bob Shaw sufficiently to help return and safely land the battered plane.
Yurri's wounds were serious, he lost an eye and was hospitalized for many months before returning to the States.
He went back to college for a Master's in Sociology and worked for the Catholic Family Charities for 35 years.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Golly, Lil Audrey, Snooks
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 30 December 1942
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- Date: 20 December 1942
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- Date: 6 December 1942
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- Date: 18 November 1942
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- Date: 14 November 1942
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Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
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Revisions
Biography completed by historian Helen Millgate. Information sourced from newsletters of the 91st Bomb Group related to the service of Joseph Yuravitch (Yurri).
