World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Bruce Gregory Foley
Hometown
New York City, New York
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 NAVIGATOR IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION AT THE AGE OF 24 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 77 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS ENGLISH ELECTRIC CO. HALIFAX MK II (DT807) CRASHED AT WERNSWIG, HESSE, GERMANY DURING A BOMBING RAID TO KASSEL ON OCTOBER 3, 1943. BURIED AT HANOVER WAR CEMETERY, HANOVER, LOWER SAXONY, GERMANY.