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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Frank Nason Hilton

Hometown

Bowdoinham, Maine

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. EARNED HIS PILOT'S FLYING BADGE AT NO. 1 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL, CAMP BORDEN, ONTARIO ON JULY 30, 1941. KILLED IN A FLYING ACCIDENT AT THE AGE OF 27 WHILE SERVING AT ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE STATION, TRENTON, ONTARIO WHEN HIS NORTH AMERICAN HARVARD MK. 1 (RCAF 1346) CRASHED NEAR BELLEVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA ON DECEMBER 20, 1941. BURIED AT BAY VIEW CEMETERY, BOWDOINHAM, MAINE.