World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Paul William Dries
Hometown
Rochester, New York
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. KILLED IN ACTION AT THE AGE OF 29 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 97 'STRAITS SETTLEMENTS' SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS AVRO LANCASTER MK. III (JB218) WAS HIT BY ENEMY FLAK AND DISINTEGRATED IN FLIGHT DURING A BOMBING RAID TO BERLIN ON NOVEMBER 23, 1943. COMMEMORATED ON PANEL 181 AT THE AIR FORCES MEMORIAL AT RUNNYMEDE, ENGLEFIELD GREEN, SURREY, ENGLAND.