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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Frederick Stephen Raftery

Hometown

Everett, Massachusetts

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 FLYING OFFICER AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION AT THE AGE OF 27 WHILE ON ACTIVE SERVICE WITH NO. 428 'GHOST' SQUADRON, ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS VICTORY AIRCRAFT OF CANADA LTD. LANCASTER MK X (KB737) CRASHED NEAR BUCHHOLZ, GERMANY DURING A DAYLIGHT BOMBING RAID TO ESSEN ON OCTOBER 25, 1944. BURIED AT REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY, CLEVES, NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA, GERMANY.