World War II Honoree

Victor Charles Cully

Hometown

Cobalt, Connecticut

Honored By

A Grateful American

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF PILOT OFFICER AND SERVED AS A BOMB AIMER IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. ENLISTED AT TORONTO, ONTARIO ON FEBRUARY 6, 1942. EARNED HIS BOMB AIMER'S WING BADGE AT NO. 6 BOMBING AND GUNNERY SCHOOL, MOUNTAIN VIEW, ONTARIO. RECEIVED HIS COMMISSION AS A PILOT OFFICER ON JUNE 20, 1944. KILLED IN ACTION WITH HIS ENTIRE CREW AT THE AGE OF 20 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 49 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS AVRO LANCASTER MK. III (ND683) CRASHED INTO THE NORTH SEA OFF THE DUTCH COAST DURING A BOMBING RAID TO WESSELING, GERMANY ON JUNE 22, 1944. COMMEMORATED ON PANEL 249 AT THE AIR FORCES MEMORIAL AT RUNNYMEDE, ENGLEFIELD GREEN, SURREY, ENGLAND.