Stephen F Sevick (1910 - 1943)

Born 21 Dec 1910 in Pennsylvania, United States

Died 1 Aug 1943 at age 32 in Ploeştiori, Prahova, Romania

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Biography

Stephen Sevick was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States).

Stephen Sevick was awarded the Purple Heart.

Stephen Sevick was awarded the Air Medal.

Tech Sergeant Stephen Sevick served in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II
Service started: 21 Dec 1941
Unit(s): 68th Bombardment Squadron, 44th Bombardment Group, Ninth Air Force
Service ended: 1 Aug 1943

Tech Sergeant Stephen Sevick was aboard B-24 bomber, Satan's Hell Cat that was shot down near Polesti, Romania during World War II.

Stephen was born 21 December 1910 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Stephen was the Radio Operator of the B-24 Liberator bomber, Satan's Hell Cats (42-40995), participating in Operation Tidal Wave the low-level attack on the Romanian oil refineries at Ploesti on 1 August 1943. The bomber was shot down by German Fighter Ace. All onboard perished.

Find A Grave: Memorial #105619867

Sources

• National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 2255>. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Ancestry Record 2238 #7985550
• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8LJ-TJM : 5 December 2014), Stephen F Sevick, enlisted 05 Jan 1942, Binghamton, New York, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
• Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1950-2010; Series Number: Series 4>. Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Ancestry Record 1967 #1463183
• Awarded Air Medal, The Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 22 Feb 1943, Mon • Page 25
• Pittsburgh Flyer Radios First Word of Rome Raid, The Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 20 Jul 1943, Tue • Page 19
• Flier Who First Told of Rome Raid ‘Missing’, The Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 21 Aug 1943, Sat • Page 7
• Sgt. Sevick Rites on Thursday, Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 02 May 1950, Tue • Page 18