Hometown
Rumford, Rhode Island
Honored By
A Grateful American
AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF PILOT OFFICER AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN A FLYING ACCIDENT AT THE AGE OF 22 WHILE SERVING WITH NO. 425 'ALOUETTE' SQUADRON, ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS ENGLISH ELECTRIC CO. HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX B MK. III (LW693) CRASHED AT CHRISTCHURCH PRIORY GROUNDS NEAR BRADFORD ON AVON, WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND ON MARCH 26, 1944. BURIED AT HAYCOMBE CEMETERY, BATH, SOMERSET, ENGLAND.