World War II Honoree

Henry Paul Michael Zary

Hometown

Bronx, New York

Honored By

A Grateful American

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF SQUADRON LEADER AND SERVED AS A PILOT WITH NO. 421 'RED INDIAN' SQUADRON AND NO. 403 'WOLF' SQUADRON, ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (FIGHTER COMMAND). ENLISTED ON FEBRUARY 26, 1941 AT OTTAWA, ONTARIO. EARNED HIS PILOT'S FLYING BADGE AT NO. 9 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL, SUMMERSIDE, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ON NOVEMBER 21, 1941. AWARDED BRITISH DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1944. DESIGNATED AN AIR COMBAT FIGHTER ACE WITH THE DESTRUCTION OF FIVE ENEMY AIRCRAFT. DIED FROM WOUNDS INFLICTED WHILE ON ACTIVE SERVICE AT THE AGE OF 27 ON FEBRUARY 11, 1946. BURIED AT ST. RAYMOND'S CEMETERY, BRONX, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK.