Pilot Officer John Michael Stecyk

1921 - 1944  (23 years)

• Name	John Michael Stecyk
  Prefix	Pilot Officer
  Born	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2
  Misfortune	1944
  	killed in air plane accident WW2
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-153139P
  Died	1944	, France
  Buried	St. Pierre-de-Jards Communal Cemetery, Saint-Pierre-de-Jards, Departement de l'Indre, Centre, France
  Person ID	I153139	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Michael Stecyk,   b. 1881, , Ukraine ,   d. 1950  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Nellie Kapshie,   b. 1891, , Ukraine ,   d. 20 Sep 1976, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F46589	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  BELIEVED DEAD - Missing since July 1, 1944, PO. J. M. Stecyk, 22, is now reported as "believed killed" in France, according to information given his parents. ____________ PO. J. M. STECYK Missing since July 1, 1944, PO. J. M. Stecyk, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stecyk, 148 Waterloo St., has now been reported as "missing, believed killed" in France, according to unconfirmed information received by the director of records. A letter received by the officer's parents revealed that he and the other members of his plane crew were buried in a cemetery at St.. Pierre-de-Jards, France, after their bomber exploded and fell to the ground near the town. At that time St. Pierre-de-Jards, near Reuilly, was still in enemy hands, and thus, the letter continued, PO. Stecyk must be considered "missing, believed killed" until a check of the information can be made. The officer, at the time he was reported missing, was unaware that. he had received his promotion. He had been on constant duty during the two weeks prior to his last flight as an air gunner. He enlisted in February, 1943, received his training at stations in Manitoba and Quebec, and went overseas ten months later. Born and educated in Kitchener, he was a member of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and formerly em- ployed as a machinist at Sehl Engineering Co. Four sisters, Nellie, Olga, Mary and Anita, and a brother. Steven, are all living at home with their parents.

  
  

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  Born - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1944 - , France  = Link to Google Earth