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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

George Eric Mitchell

Hometown

Diamond Springs, California

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 FLYING OFFICER AND SERVED AS AN AIR GUNNER IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. ENLISTED ON OCTOBER 21, 1940 AT OTTAWA, ONTARIO. GRADUATED FROM NO. 1 BOMBING AND GUNNERY SCHOOL, JARVIS, ONTARIO ON MARCH 15, 1941. INVESTED WITH THE BRITISH DISTINGUISHED FLYING MEDAL BY KING GEORGE VI AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE ON NOVEMBER 4, 1941. KILLED IN ACTION WITH HIS ENTIRE CREW AT THE AGE OF 40 WHILE SERVING WITH NO. 75 'NEW ZEALAND' SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS VICKERS WELLINGTON MK. III (X3489) WAS LOST DURING A BOMBING RAID TO COLOGNE, GERMANY ON APRIL 6, 1942. BURIED AT RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY, RHEINBERG, NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA, GERMANY.