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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

William Arthur Bartlemay

Hometown

Buffalo, New York

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF PILOT OFFICER AND SERVED AS A WIRELESS OPERATOR AND AIR GUNNER IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION AT THE AGE OF 21 WHILE SERVING WITH NO. 428 'GHOST' SQUADRON, ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS VICTORY AIRCRAFT OF CANADA LTD. AVRO LANCASTER MK. X (KB737) CRASHED NEAR BUCKHOLZ, GERMANY DURING A BOMBING RAID TO ESSEN ON OCTOBER 25, 1944. BURIED AT REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY, CLEVES, NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA, GERMANY. COMMEMORATED ON THE WORLD WAR II HONOR ROLL, BUFFALO, NEW YORK.