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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Jean Mauritz Erickson

Hometown

Mapes, North Dakota

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO HELD THE RANK OF SERGEANT AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL AIR FORCE VOLUNTEER RESERVE. KILLED IN A FLYING ACCIDENT AT THE AGE OF 23 WHILE SERVING WITH NO. 60 OPERATIONAL TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL AIR FORCE (FIGHTER COMMAND) WHEN HIS BRISTOL BLENHEIM MK V (BA142) CRASHED NEAR EAST LINTON, EAST LOTHIAN, SCOTLAND ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1942. BURIED AT ST. MARTIN'S NEW BURIAL GROUNDS, HADDINGTON, EAST LOTHIAN, SCOTLAND.