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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Donald Stewart Rathe

Hometown

Saugus, 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 FLIGHT SERGEANT AND SERVED AS AN AIR GUNNER IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION WITH HIS ENTIRE CREW AT THE AGE OF 20 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 115 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS VICKERS WELLINGTON MK III (Z1738) WAS LOST WITHOUT A TRACE DURING A BOMBING RAID TO ESSEN, GERMANY ON OCTOBER 29, 1942. COMMEMORATED ON PANEL 106 AT THE AIR FORCES MEMORIAL AT RUNNYMEDE, ENGLEFIELD GREEN, SURREY, ENGLAND.