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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Robert Francis Minnick, Jr.

Hometown

Flushing, New York

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 PILOT OFFICER AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. EARNED HIS PILOT'S FLYING BADGE AT NO. 1 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL, CAMP BORDEN, ONTARIO ON MAY 16, 1941. KILLED IN A FLYING ACCIDENT AT THE AGE OF 22 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 501 'CITY OF GLOUCESTER' SQUADRON, ROYAL AUXILIARY AIR FORCE (FIGHTER COMMAND) WHEN HIS SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK. 1 (X4777) CRASHED NEAR DUNBLANE, STIRLING, SCOTLAND ON AUGUST 1, 1941. BURIED AT GRANDSABLE CEMETERY, FALKIRK, STIRLING, SCOTLAND. COMMEMORATED AT THE WWII VETERANS MEMORIAL PLAZA, QUEENS COLLEGE, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, FLUSHING, NEW YORK.