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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Vernon Frederick Wunsch

Hometown

Buffalo, New York

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 FLYING OFFICER AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION WITH HIS ENTIRE CREW AT THE AGE OF 21 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 149 'EAST INDIA' SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS AUSTIN MOTORS LTD. SHORT S-29 STIRLING MK. III (LK394) WAS ATTACKED BY A LUFTWAFFE NIGHT FIGHTER AND CRASHED AT LISBOURG, FRANCE DURING A BOMBING RAID TO THE V1 ROCKET SITES AT RUISSEAUVILLE ON JUNE 25, 1944. BURIED AT FRUGES COMMUNAL CEMETERY, FRUGES, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE. COMMEMORATED ON THE WORLD WAR II HONOR ROLL, BUFFALO, NEW YORK.