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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Francis Marion Pierce

Hometown

St. Joseph, Missouri

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 29 WHILE SERVING AT NO. 4 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL, WINDSOR MILLS, QUEBEC WHEN HIS DE HAVILLAND TIGER MOTH (RCAF 8938) CRASHED NEAR SHERBROOKE, QUEBEC, CANADA ON FEBRUARY 5, 1943. BURIED AT SAINT JOSEPH MEMORIAL PARK, ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI.