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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

John T. Hehir

Hometown

Buffalo, New York

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 PILOT OFFICER AND SERVED AS A NAVIGATOR AND BOMB AIMER IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. EARNED HIS AIR NAVIGATOR WING BADGE AT NO. 2 AIR NAVIGATION SCHOOL, PENNFIELD RIDGE, NEW BRUNSWICK. KILLED IN ACTION WITH HIS ENTIRE CREW AT THE AGE OF 24 WHILE SERVING WITH NO. 426 'THUNDERBIRD' SQUADRON, ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS VICKERS WELLINGTON MK X (HE652) WAS ATTACKED BY A GERMAN NIGHT FIGHTER AND CRASHED AT VIRELLES, HAINAUT, BELGIUM DURING A BOMBING RAID TO FRANKFURT, GERMANY ON APRIL 10, 1943. BURIED AT FLORENNES COMMUNAL CEMETERY, FLORENNES, NAMUR, BELGIUM. COMMEMORATED ON THE WORLD WAR II HONOR ROLL, BUFFALO, NEW YORK.