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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Franklin Howard Cummer

Hometown

Seattle, Washington

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 PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION AT THE AGE OF 21 WHILE SERVING WITH NO. 405 'VANCOUVER-EAGLE' SQUADRON, ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS AVRO LANCASTER MK III (PB650) CRASHED AT DEUFRINGEN, GERMANY DURING A BOMBING RAID TO STUTTGART ON JANUARY 28, 1945. BURIED AT DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY, DURNBACH, BAVARIA, GERMANY. COMMEMORATED ON THE WASHINGTON STATE ROLL OF HONOR AT THE GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.