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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Herbert Edwin Connors

Hometown

Bronx, 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 LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN AND SERVED AS A PILOT UNDER TRAINING IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN A FLYING ACCIDENT AT THE AGE OF 22 WHILE SERVING AT NO. 6 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL, DUNNVILLE, ONTARIO WHEN HIS NORTH AMERICAN HARVARD MK II (RCAF 2555) CRASHED NEAR CONSOLIDATED AIRCRAFT/BELL AIRPORT, TONAWANDA, NEW YORK ON JUNE 21, 1942. BURIED AT WOODLAWN CEMETERY, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK.