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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Theodore Gorak

Hometown

Bergholz, Ohio

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. KILLED IN ACTION WITH HIS ENTIRE CREW AT THE AGE OF 24 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 103 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS AVRO LANCASTER MK III (PB365) WAS LOST DURING A BOMBING RAID TO SETTIN, GERMANY ON AUGUST 31, 1944. BURIED AT THE OLD GARRISON CEMETERY IN POZNAN, POLAND.