Name:
Raymond Damon Vitkus
Rank:
Sergeant
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535th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1998-12-11
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California
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Raymond Damon Vitkus was born on June 16, 1921, in Chicago, Illinois. He was married to Audrey D Vitkus.
A tail gunner on the B-17 #423511, he was one of the survivors when his plane was shot down by flak on April 25, 1944. Their plane crashed in Precy-sur-Oise, seven miles southwest of Creil, France. He was one of the 152 allied airmen and soldiers who were helped and hidden in the Freteval Forest camp by the French Resistance to evade German capture.
Sgt Vitkus died on December 11, 1998, at the age of 77 and is now buried in the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA.