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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Granite William Herrington

Hometown

Madison, South Dakota

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 AN AIR GUNNER IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION WITH HIS ENTIRE CREW AT THE AGE OF 27 WHILE SERVING WITH NO. 408 'GOOSE' SQUADRON, ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS ENGLISH ELECTRIC CO. HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX MK. II (DT679) CRASHED AT STAPLEMOOR, GERMANY DURING A BOMBING RAID TO BERLIN ON MARCH 30, 1943. BURIED AT SAGE WAR CEMETERY, OLDENBURG, LOWER SAXONY, GERMANY. COMMEMORATED AT GRACELAND CEMETERY, MADISON, LAKE COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA.