Vilas Ray Yttri
MilitaryAssigned to 742BS, 455th BG, 15AF USAAF. Meriwether Jones crew. 20+ combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Bucharest, Romania in B-24 41-28640 'Raunchy'; Crashed Draconesti, Romania 21-Apr-44 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 4387
Awards: DFC, AM, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 455th Bomb Group 742nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-448999
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Raunchy
- Unit: 455th Bomb Group 742nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
De Soto, WI | 26 February 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Milwaukee, WI | 16 December 1941 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Other Baled out POW |
Dracesti, Romania | 21 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Bucharest, Romania in B-24 41-28640 'Raunchy'; Crashed Draconesti, Romania 21-Apr-44 POW MACR 4387 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
21 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW) | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
6 June 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
De Soto, WI | 5 April 2008 | |
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Buried |
De Soto Lutheran Cemetery, De Soto, Vernon County, WI | 8 April 2008 | De Soto Lutheran Cemetery De Soto, Vernon County, Wisconsin |
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Based |
San Giovanni | 21 April 1944 | Assigned to 742BS, 455th BG, 15AF USAAF. |