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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Orville Norman Elwell

Hometown

Pittsburg, Texas

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. 11 (PILOTS) ADVANCED FLYING UNIT, ROYAL AIR FORCE (FLYING TRAINING COMMAND) WHEN HIS AIRSPEED OXFORD MK. 1 (X7063) WAS INVOLVED IN A MID-AIR COLLISION AND CRASHED AT ROYAL AIR FORCE BRIDLEWAY GATE RELIEF LANDING GROUND, SHROPSHIRE, ENGLAND ON MAY 17, 1942. BURIED AT ST. MARY THE VIRGIN CHURCHYARD BURIAL GROUNDS, SHAWBURY, SHROPSHIRE, ENGLAND.