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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Francis Campbell Garnett

Hometown

Madison, Wisconsin

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 NAVIGATOR IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION WITH HIS ENTIRE CREW AT THE AGE OF 21 WHILE SERVING WITH NO. 405 'VANCOUVER/EAGLE' SQUADRON, ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS VICKERS WELLINGTON MK II (Z8248) WAS LOST WITHOUT A TRACE DURING A BOMBING RAID TO ESSEN, GERMANY ON MARCH 10, 1942. COMMEMORATED ON PANEL 104 AT THE AIR FORCES MEMORIAL AT RUNNYMEDE, ENGLEFIELD GREEN, SURREY, ENGLAND.