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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Maurice Andrew Phair

Hometown

Limestone, Maine

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 WARRANT OFFICER CLASS II AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION WITH HIS ENTIRE CREW AT THE AGE OF 24 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 106 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS AVRO LANCASTER MK. 1 (W4261) CRASHED NEAR DUSSELDORF, GERMANY DURING A BOMBING RAID TO ESSEN ON JANUARY 13, 1943. BURIED AT REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY, CLEVES, NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA, GERMANY. COMMEMORATED AT ADVENT CEMETERY, LIMESTONE, MAINE.