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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Odin John Eskil

Hometown

Iron Mountain, Michigan

Honored By

A Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF FLIGHT LIEUTENANT AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. EARNED HIS PILOT'S FLYING BADGE AT NO. 14 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL, AYLMER, ONTARIO. KILLED IN ACTION AT THE AGE OF 27 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 132 'CITY OF BOMBAY' SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE (FIGHTER COMMAND) WHEN HIS SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK. IX E (NH272) WAS INVOLVED IN A MID-AIR COLLISION WHILE LANDING AND CRASHED NEAR CALVADOS, FRANCE ON AUGUST 1, 1944. BURIED AT BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY, BAYEUX, CALVADOS, FRANCE. COMMEMORATED AT IRON MOUNTAIN CEMETERY PARK, IRON MOUNTAIN, MICHIGAN.