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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Jack Dempsey Peel

Hometown

Texarkana, Texas

Honored By

A Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO HELD THE RANK OF PILOT OFFICER AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL AIR FORCE VOLUNTEER RESERVE. KILLED IN ACTION WHILE SERVING WITH NO. 214 'FEDERATED MALAY STATES' SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS SHORT STIRLING MK. 1 (W7567) WAS ATTACKED BY A LUFTWAFFE NIGHT FIGHTER AND CRASHED NEAR WERKENDAM, THE NETHERLANDS DURING A BOMBING RAID TO DUISBURG, GERMANY ON JULY 24, 1942. BURIED AT WERKENDAM PROTESTANT CEMETERY, WERKENDAM, NORTH BRABANT, THE NETHERLANDS.