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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Donald Geffene

Hometown

Pacific Palisades, California

Honored By

A Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO HELD THE RANK OF FLYING OFFICER AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL AIR FORCE. PARTICIPATED IN THE U.S./ROYAL AIR FORCE REFRESHER FLYING COURSE AT POLARIS FLIGHT ACADEMY AT GRAND CENTRAL FLYING SCHOOL, GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA. RECEIVED FURTHER TRAINING WITH NO. 56 OPERATIONAL TRAINING UNIT AT ROYAL AIR FORCE STATION, SUTTON BRIDGE. SERVED WITH NO. 71 'EAGLE' SQUADRON, NO. 121 'EAGLE' SQUADRON AND NO. 258 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE (FIGHTER COMMAND). KILLED IN ACTION AT THE AGE OF 21 WHILE SERVING WITH NO. 30 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE (FAR EAST) WHEN HIS HAWKER HURRICANE MK. 1 (BE352) WAS SHOT DOWN NEAR RATMALANA, SRI LANKA DURING THE BATTLE OF CEYLON ON APRIL 5, 1942. COMMEMORATED ON COLUMN 413 AT THE SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, KRANJI WAR CEMETERY, SINGAPORE AND ON THE EAGLE SQUADRON MEMORIAL, GROSVENOR SQUARE, LONDON, ENGLAND.