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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Kenneth Ford

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

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 PILOT OFFICER AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN A FLYING ACCIDENT AT THE AGE OF 23 WHILE SERVING AT NO. 1 FLYING INSTRUCTOR SCHOOL, TRENTON, ONTARIO WHEN HIS NORTH AMERICAN HARVARD MK II (FE553) CRASHED AT MURRAY TOWNSHIP, ONTARIO, CANADA ON MAY 28, 1943. BURIED AT ST. MARY'S CEMETERY, EVERGREEN PARK, ILLINOIS.