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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Lewis E. Park, Jr.

Hometown

Kansas City, Missouri

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 FLYING OFFICER AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. ENLISTED ON AUGUST 4, 1941 AT WINNIPEG, MANITOBA. EARNED HIS PILOT'S FLYING BADGE AT NO. 7 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL, FORT MACLEOD, ALBERTA ON JULY 3, 1942. KILLED IN ACTION AT THE AGE OF 22 WHILE SERVING WITH NO. 438 'WILD CAT' SQUADRON, ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (FIGHTER COMMAND) WHEN HIS HAWKER TYPHOON WAS HIT BY ENEMY FLAK AND EXPLODED ON JUNE 27, 1944. AWARDED 1939-1945 STAR, AIR CREW EUROPE STAR AND CLASP AND CANADIAN SERVICE MEDAL AND CLASP. POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE OPERATIONAL WINGS IN RECOGNITION OF GALLANT SERVICE AGAINST THE ENEMY ON DECEMBER 26, 1946. COMMEMORATED ON PANEL 247 AT THE AIR FORCES MEMORIAL AT RUNNYMEDE, ENGLEFIELD GREEN, SURREY, ENGLAND.