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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Edgar Leroy Clary, Jr.

Hometown

Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

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. EARNED HIS PILOT'S FLYING BADGE AT NO. 2 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL, UPLANDS (OTTAWA), ONTARIO ON JULY 31, 1942. KILLED IN ACTION WITH HIS CREW AT THE AGE OF 23 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 47 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE (COASTAL COMMAND) WHEN HIS BATTLE DAMAGED BRISTOL BEAUFIGHTER MK. X (LZ127) CRASHED NEAR LEROS, GREECE ON NOVEMBER 13, 1943. COMMEMORATED ON COLUMN 271 AT THE ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY, EL ALAMEIN, MATRUH, EGYPT.