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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

John Edgar Cornelison

Hometown

Louisville, Kentucky

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 FLYING OFFICER AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION AT THE AGE OF 21 WHILE SERVING WITH NO. 438 'WILD CAT' SQUADRON, ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (FIGHTER COMMAND) WHEN HIS HAWKER TYPHOON (PD497) WAS LOST IN A DOG FIGHT WITH ENEMY FIGHTERS ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1944. BURIED AT GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY, NIJMEGEN, GELDERLAND, THE NETHERLANDS.