World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Elwood Palmes Walmsley
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
A Grateful American
AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO HELD THE CIVILIAN RANK OF CAPTAIN AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL AIR FORCE FERRY COMMAND TRANSPORTING WARPLANES FROM CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES TO BRITAIN. KILLED IN A FLYING ACCIDENT AT THE AGE OF 28 WHEN HIS MARTIN 187 BALTIMORE MK IV (FA427) CRASHED AND BURNED ON TAKE-OFF AT OAKES FIELD AIRFIELD, NASSAU, NEW PROVIDENCE ISLAND, THE BAHAMAS ON MARCH 28, 1943. BURIED AT PUERTO RICO NATIONAL CEMETERY, BAYAMON, PUERTO RICO.