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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Seth Shiloh Glasscock, Jr.

Hometown

Austin, Texas

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 SERGEANT AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION AT THE AGE OF 29 WHILE SERVING WITH NO. 416 'CITY OF OSHAWA' SQUADRON, ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (FIGHTER COMMAND) WHEN HIS SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK VB (BL893) WAS ATTACKED BY LUFTWAFFE MESSERSCHMITT BF 109'S AND CRASHED INTO THE SEA OFF ST. CATHERINE'S POINT, ISLE OF WIGHT ON JUNE 27, 1942. COMMEMORATED ON PANEL 104 AT THE AIR FORCES MEMORIAL AT RUNNYMEDE, ENGLEFIELD GREEN, SURREY, ENGLAND AND AT HORNSBY CEMETERY, NEAR HORNSBY BEND, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS.