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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Francis Herman Plate

Hometown

Bennett, Iowa

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 20 WHILE SERVING AT NO. 10 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL, DAUPHIN, MANITOBA WHEN HIS CESSNA CRANE (RCAF 7890) CRASHED AND BURNED NEAR ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE STATION, DAUPHIN, MANIBOTA, CANADA ON AUGUST 12, 1942. BURIED AT INLAND CEMETERY, BENNETT, IOWA.