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- DEARBORN, Alfred LeRoy
- 22 years
- United States
- Second Lieutenant
- O-750181
- B17 F Fortress 42-29887
- 31st December 1943
- Allied Aircrew Memorial, Guernsey
31
Dec
1943
- VAN DYKE, David H.
- 37 years
- United States
- Staff Sergeant
- 33303843
- B17 F Fortress 42-29887
- 31st December 1943
- Allied Aircrew Memorial, Guernsey
31
Dec
1943
- BRENNAN, William J.
- 21 years
- United States
- Staff Sergeant
- 31243407
- B17 F Fortress 42-29887
- 31st December 1943
- Allied Aircrew Memorial, Guernsey
31
Dec
1943
- PAVLIC, Casimir
- 28 years
- United States
- Staff Sergeant
- 38194801
- B17 F Fortress 42-29887
- 31st December 1943
- Allied Aircrew Memorial, Guernsey
31
Dec
1943
- MOREY, Michael T.
- 22 years
- United States
- Sergeant
- 13114877
- B17 F Fortress 42-29887
- 31st December 1943
- Allied Aircrew Memorial, Guernsey
31
Dec
1943
- BEKKEN, Carl Q.
- 24 years
- United States
- Sergeant
- 16156802
- B17 F Fortress 42-29887
- 31st December 1943
- Allied Aircrew Memorial, Guernsey
31
Dec
1943
- BITTNER, Raymond F.
- 20 years
- United States
- Sergeant
- 13132091
- B17 F Fortress 42-29887
- 31st December 1943
- Allied Aircrew Memorial, Guernsey
31
Dec
1943
- CRABB, John Malcolm
- 24 years
- United Kingdom
- Flight Lieutenant
- 84967
- Typhoon Ib, JR436
- 7th January 1944
- North of Herm
- Allied Aircrew Memorial, Guernsey
John Malcolm Crabb was born in early 1920 in Leicester, the son of William Johnston Crabb an assistant school master and Mary Issabella Crabb living at Pomona, Shanklin Drive, Leicester. Regrettably not much is known about Crabb's early life other than his mother died on…... Read more
07
Jan
1944
- NORMANTON, Peter Hugh
- 23 years
- United Kingdom
- Sergeant
- 1543005
- Wellington Mk. III, BK501
- 25th January 1944
- Allied Aircrew Memorial, Guernsey
25
Jan
1944
- JOHNSON, John Gilbert
- 24 years
- Canadian
- Flying Officer
- J/23626
- Wellington Mk. III, BK501
- 25th January 1944
-
Runnymede Memorial
[Panel 246]
Flying Officer Johnson enlisted in the RCAF on 12 December 1941. He had already been serving in his native Hamilton, Ontario as a sergeant in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Placed on leave without pay because of a training backlog, Aircraftman Class 2 Johnson started…... Read more
25
Jan
1944
- SMITH, John Francis
- 21 years
- United Kingdom
- Sergeant
- 1491254
- Wellington Mk. III, BK501
- 25th January 1944
- Allied Aircrew Memorial, Guernsey
25
Jan
1944
- MITCHELL, George Donald
- 19 years
- Canadian
- Sergeant Air Gunner
- R/221524
- Wellington Mk. III, BK501
- 25th January 1944
-
Lessay Communal Cemetery
[Row A Grave 1]
Sergeant Mitchell was working in the dockyards in Victoria, British Columbia when he enlisted in the RCAF on 9 February 1943. While he had been selected as aircrew, in which occupation was not yet determined. On completion of his basic training at No. 3 Manning…... Read more
25
Jan
1944
- PERRY, Nap King
- 28 years
- U.S.A
- Flying Officer
- J/26300
- Wellington Mk. III, BK501
- 25th January 1944
-
Lessay Communal Cemetery
[Row A Grave 2]
Flying Officer Perry was working at Douglas Aircraft in Santa Monica, California when he decided to enlist in the RCAF. Originally from Springfield, Missouri, USA, he travelled to Vancouver and enlisted there on 19 November 1941. He was at No. 3 Manning Depot in Edmonton,…... Read more
25
Jan
1944
- RODGERS, William Kenneth
- 19 years
- Canadian
- Sergeant
- R/207263
- Wellington Mk. III, BK501
- 25th January 1944
-
Runnymede Memorial
[Panel 256]
Sergeant Rodgers was a student at McGill University in Montreal when he enlisted in the RCAF on 26 November 1942 and was considered suitable as aircrew. He had already joined the Canadian Army’s McGill University section of the Canadian Officer Training Corps the previous year…... Read more
25
Jan
1944
- BEACH, William
- 21 years
- United Kingdom
- Sergeant
- 1567112
- Lancaster I, W4315
- 28th January 1944
- North/West of Guernsey
- Allied Aircrew Memorial, Guernsey
On 28 January 1944 a Lancaster Mk. I numbered W4315 belonging to No. 61 Squadron was making its way back from a target in Germany, German Flak (anti-aircraft) had hit the aircraft when still over Germany. The aircraft was badly damaged and limping back. It…... Read more
28
Jan
1944
- BOWDEN, Terence
- 19 years
- United Kingdom
- Sergeant
- 1591660
- Lancaster I, W4315
- 28th January 1944
- North/West of Guernsey
- Allied Aircrew Memorial, Guernsey
On 28 January 1944 a Lancaster Mk. I numbered W4315 belonging to No. 61 Squadron was making its way back from a target in Germany, German Flak (anti-aircraft) had hit the aircraft when still over Germany. The aircraft was badly damaged and limping back. It…... Read more
28
Jan
1944