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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Elmer W. Quince

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Sussex, New Jersey

Honored By

Frank Toth

Relationship

Fellow Veteran

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ALL OF THE SONS IN HIS FAMILY SERVED IN WWII. HE ENTERED SERVICE IN JULY OF 1943 AND INITIALLY SERVED AT SEVERAL U.S. AIRFIELDS. SOON DEPLOYED TO THE EMBATTLED EUROPEAN THEATER, HE WAS A PILOT OF A B-24 BOMBER WITH THE 486TH BOMB GROUP OF THE FAMED 8TH AIR FORCE. HE FLEW MANY MISSIONS DURING THE LIBERATION OF EUROPE, FROM HIS BASE IN ENGLAND, UNTIL HE WAS SADLY LOST IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL ON MAY 20, 1944.