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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Stefano Domenico 'Steve' Fassino

Hometown

Lyndhurst, New Jersey

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF SERGEANT AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN A FLYING ACCIDENT AT THE AGE OF 27 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 59 OPERATIONAL TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL AIR FORCE (FIGHTER COMMAND) WHEN HIS HAWKER HURRICANE MK. 1 (V7236) SUFFERED ENGINE FAILURE AND CRASHED NEAR KINGSTOWN, CUMBRIA, ENGLAND ON OCTOBER 28, 1941. BURIED AT OUR LADY AND ST. WILFRID ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHYARD BURIAL GROUNDS, WARWICK BRIDGE, CUMBRIA, ENGLAND.