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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Ralph Frithjaf Hillman

Hometown

Tacoma, Washington

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 SERGEANT AND SERVED AS AN AIR GUNNER IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION WITH HIS ENTIRE CREW AT THE AGE OF 25 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 576 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS AVRO LANCASTER MK III (LM532) CRASHED NEAR SAINT CYR-EN-VAL, FRANCE DURING A BOMBING RAID TO THE RAILWAY YARDS AT ORLEANS ON JULY 5, 1944. BURIED IN A COLLECTIVE GRAVE AT THE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, ST. CYR-EN-VAL, LOIRET, FRANCE.