Evtuch Raymond "Ray"

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Name:

Raymond "Ray" Evtuch

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

16126416

Unit:

560th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group

Date of Death:

1983-06-26

State:

Illinois

Cemetery:

Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois

Plot:

Section 106, Block 44, Lot 63

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Raymond "Ray" Evtuch was born on June 12, 1923. He was the son of Emil Evtuch and Mary Nawarski Evtuch. He was married to Jean V. Vitello Evtuch.

Raymond served in the 560th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Mechanic/Gunner 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. SSgt Evtuch was one of the POWs. He was taken to Stalag Luft 4 in Gross-Tychow, Poland.

SSgt Evtuch died on June 26, 1983, at the age of 60. He is now buried in the Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

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