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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Chester Miles Wood

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 AIRCRAFTMAN SECOND CLASS AND SERVED AS A PILOT UNDER TRAINING IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN A FLYING ACCIDENT AT THE AGE OF 33 WHILE SERVING AT ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE STATION, TRENTON, ONTARIO WHEN HIS FLEET FINCH MK II 16B (4453) CRASHED AT CONSECON, ONTARIO, CANADA ON JUNE 16, 1940. BURIED AT WOODLAND CEMETERY, LONDON, ONTARIO, CANADA.