Chester C Pluta
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Bombardier
Ora Castrup Crew
388th BG - 561st BS
KIA - 31 July 1944
Object Number - UPL 31883 - F/O Chester C. Pluta Bombardier Ora Castrup Crew 388th BG - 561st BS KIA - 31 July 1944
Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed at Schleissheim in B-17 Devil's Luck #4232030
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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 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-756179
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Devil's Luck
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 31 July 1944
- Date: 29 July 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Illinois, USA | 22 March 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL, USA | 12 September 1942 | |
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Buried |
21 August 1950 | Resurrection Catholic Cemetery Justice, Cook Co., Illinois | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Schleissheim , Oberschleißheim, Germany | 31 July 1944 | F. O. Chester C. Pluta, 29 years of age, late of 7400 W. 62d street, Argo, Ill., killed in action over Germany on July 31st, 1944, son of Camilla Pluta, brother of Anthony, Stella, Irene, Ann, and Helen, brother-in-law of Betty Pluta, Steven Pajewski, and Chester Nowak, uncle of Patricia, Barbara, Chester, Marcia, Pamela, Steve, and Lorraine. Funeral Monday, Aug. 21, 1950, 10 a.m., from chapel, 6039 Archer road, Argo, to St. Blase's church. Interment Resurrection cemetery |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7744 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
