World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
William Plunkett
Hometown
Kearny, New Jersey
Honored By
A Grateful American
AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF PILOT OFFICER AND SERVED AS AN AIR GUNNER IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION AT THE AGE OF 27 WHILE SERVING WITH NO. 408 'GOOSE' SQUADRON, ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH AVRO LANCASTER MK. II (LL632) WAS ATTACKED BY A LUFTWAFFE NIGHT FIGHTER AND CRASHED NEAR STENDAL, GERMANY DURING A BOMBING RAID TO LEIPZIG ON FEBRUARY 20, 1944. BURIED AT BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY, CHARLOTTENBURG, BERLIN, GERMANY. COMMEMORATED AT THE WWII MEMORIAL, MEMORIAL PARK, KEARNY, NEW JERSEY.