World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Charles W. Auld
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
A Grateful American
AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF FLIGHT SERGEANT AND SERVED AS AN AIR GUNNER IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. EARNED HIS AIR GUNNER'S WING BADGE AT NO. 6 BOMBING AND GUNNERY SCHOOL, MOUNTAIN VIEW, ONTARIO ON DECEMBER 20, 1941. KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE AT THE AGE OF 23 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 23 OPERATIONAL TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS VICKERS WELLINGTON MK. 1C (DV700) CRASHED NEAR OLD NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, ENGLAND ON JULY 15, 1942. BURIED AT ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCHYARD BURIAL GROUNDS, CHELVESTON, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, ENGLAND.