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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

James Louis Guichard

Hometown

Trenton, Michigan

Honored By

A Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF WARRANT OFFICER CLASS II AND SERVED AS A NAVIGATOR AND BOMB AIMER IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION WITH HIS ENTIRE CREW AT THE AGE OF 20 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 207 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS AVRO LANCASTER MK. 1 (R5695) WAS LOST WITHOUT A TRACE DURING A BOMBING RAID TO HASELUNNE, GERMANY ON NOVEMBER 25, 1942. COMMEMORATED ON PANEL 102 AT THE AIR FORCES MEMORIAL AT RUNNYMEDE, ENGLEFIELD GREEN, SURREY, ENGLAND.