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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Harry Hilts Hay

Hometown

Des Moines, Iowa

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. PARTICIPATED IN THE U.S./ROYAL AIR FORCE REFRESHER FLYING COURSE AT SPARTAN COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS AND TECHNOLOGY, TULSA, OKLAHOMA. KILLED IN ACTION AT THE AGE OF 37 WHEN THE BRITISH MOTOR MERCHANT M. V. FORT RICHEPANSE WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY A KRIEGSMARINE U-BOAT (U-567) ABOUT 450 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BLOODY FORELAND, COUNTY DONEGAL, IRELAND ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1941. COMMEMORATED ON PANEL 1, COLUMN 1 AT THE OTTAWA MEMORIAL, OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA.