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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

James Gerald Joseph Fedigan

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

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 FLIGHT SERGEANT AND SERVED AS A BOMB AIMER IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN A FLYING ACCIDENT AT THE AGE OF 27 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 22 OPERATIONAL TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS VICKERS WELLINGTON MK 1C (R1036) CRASHED NEAR WELLESBOURNE, WARWICKSHIRE, ENGLAND ON JUNE 29, 1942. BURIED AT STRATFORD-ON-AVON CEMETERY, STRATFORD-ON-AVON, WARWICKSHIRE, ENGLAND.