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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

John Joseph Mooney

Hometown

Hempstead, New York

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 LIEUTENANT AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION AT THE AGE OF 21 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 121 'EAGLE' SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE (FIGHTER COMMAND) WHEN HIS FLAK DAMAGED SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK VB (W3841) CRASHED NEAR OSTEND, BELGIUM ON JUNE 16, 1942. BURIED AT DUNKIRK TOWN CEMETERY, DUNKIRK, NORD, FRANCE. COMMEMORATED ON THE EAGLE SQUADRON MEMORIAL, GROSVENOR SQUARE, LONDON, ENGLAND.