World War II Honoree

Raoul Alberto Orozco Floripe

Hometown

Toledo, Ohio

Honored By

A Grateful American

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF FLYING OFFICER AND SERVED AS A BOMB AIMER IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION WITH HIS ENTIRE CREW AT THE AGE OF 24 WHILE ON ACTIVE SERVICE WITH NO. 420 'SNOWY OWL' SQUADRON, ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS ENGLISH ELECTRIC CO. HALIFAX MK III (NR126) CRASHED AT SHILLMOOR IN THE CHEVIOT HILLS OF NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND WHILE HOMEBOUND FROM A BOMBING RAID TO WESEL, GERMANY ON FEBRUARY 18, 1945. BURIED AT STONEFALL CEMETERY, HARROGATE, YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND.