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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

James Gibson Connor

Hometown

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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 FLYING OFFICER AND SERVED AS A NAVIGATOR IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION WITH HIS ENTIRE CREW AT THE AGE OF 33 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 51 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX MK II (LW287) WAS HIT BY ENEMY FLAK OVER RONNE, DENMARK, EXPLODED AND CRASHED INTO THE BALTIC SEA DURING A MINELAYING OPERATION TO SASSNITZ, GERMANY ON OCTOBER 2, 1943. COMMEMORATED ON PANEL 173 AT THE AIR FORCES MEMORIAL AT RUNNYMEDE, ENGLEFIELD GREEN, SURREY, ENGLAND.