World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Harry James Wilson
Hometown
Van Dyke, Michigan
Honored By
A Grateful American
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 WITH HIS ENTIRE CREW AT THE AGE OF 22 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 619 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS AVRO LANCASTER MK III (LM640) WAS ATTACKED BY A LUFTWAFFE NIGHT FIGHTER AND CRASHED AT VILLERS ST. GENEST, OISE, FRANCE DURING A BOMBING RAID TO REVIGNY ON JULY 19, 1944. COMMEMORATED ON PANEL 248 AT THE AIR FORCES MEMORIAL AT RUNNYMEDE, ENGLEFIELD GREEN, SURREY, ENGLAND.