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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Ross Marshall Murray

Hometown

Indianapolis, Indiana

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 PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION WITH HIS ENTIRE CREW AT THE AGE OF 21 WHILE SERVING WITH NO. 432 'LEASIDE-PANTHER' SQUADRON, ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS VICKERS WELLINGTON MK X (HE294) WAS LOST WITHOUT A TRACE DURING A BOMBING RAID TO ESSEN, GERMANY ON MAY 28, 1943. COMMEMORATED ON PANEL 176 AT THE AIR FORCES MEMORIAL AT RUNNYMEDE, ENGLEFIELD GREEN, SURREY, ENGLAND.