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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

William Caesar Oquendo

Hometown

New York City, 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 27 WHILE SERVING AT NO. 2 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL, UPLANDS (OTTAWA), ONTARIO WHEN HIS NORTH AMERICAN HARVARD MK IIB (RCAF 3111) CRASHED INTO RIDEAU LAKE NEAR BROCKVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA ON JUNE 20, 1942. BURIED AT ST. MICHAEL'S EPISCOPAL CEMETERY, EAST ELMHURST, QUEENS, NEW YORK.