Stanley Albin Plytynski was born on December 18, 1918. He enlisted on February 9, 1942, and served in the 560th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Navigator on the B-17 #42-5899 'Sioux City Queen' during World War II.

On January 5, 1944, his crew took off from Station 136 airfield in Knettishall, England, for a mission to bomb the Bordeaux-Mérignac airfield in France. Shot down by flak and fighters at around 11:00 AM, they evacuated their plane by parachute at 6,000 feet except for PFC Sautter, who was mortally injured. Their aircraft crashed in St-Laurent-Médoc, France. Of the crew members who were able to bail out, three members were captured by the Germans and taken as prisoners, 5 evaded the capture, and another casualty due to an unopened parachute. 2Lt Plytynski was one of the POWs. He lost his both legs while crossing the Pyrenees Mountains.

2Lt Plytynski died on August 11, 1994. His current burial place is unknown.

Source of information: www.americanairmuseum.com, francecrashes39-45.net