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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Thomas Austin Withers, Jr.

Hometown

Roseland, Virginia

Honored By

A Grateful American

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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 AT THE AGE OF 27 WHILE SERVING WITH NO. 405 'VANCOUVER/EAGLE' SQUADRON, ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS ENGLISH ELECTRIC CO. HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX MK. II (W1230) WAS LOST DURING A BOMBING RAID TO HAMBURG ON JULY 27, 1942. BURIED AT KIEL WAR CEMETERY, KIEL, SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN, GERMANY. COMMEMORATED AT JONESBORO CEMETERY, ROSELAND, VIRGINIA AND AT THE VIRGINIA WAR MEMORIAL, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.