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Shevchik Milton V.

Name:
Milton V. Shevchik
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-420653
Unit:
326th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group
Date of Death:
0000-00-00
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Sylvania Hills Memorial Park, Rochester, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Plot:
Section Lilies
Row:
65
Grave:
8
Decoration:
Air Medal
Comments:

1st Lt Milton V. Shevchik, pilot of the B-17 42-37984, took off from station 109 in Podington, Bedfordshire, UK at 0820 on a bombing mission over Frankfurt. The plane was shot down by Fw-190s and evacuated at 10000 feet around 1040 with engine 2 on fire. Shevchik survived the jump and later escaped by boat back to the UK on MGB 503. His full E&E report is #527. 1Lt Shevchik died in 1999.