World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
William Johnston Elliott
Hometown
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO HELD THE CIVILIAN RANK OF FIRST OFFICER AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE BRITISH AIR TRANSPORT AUXILIARY FERRYING WARPLANES FROM FACTORIES TO AIRFIELDS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM. KILLED IN A FLYING ACCIDENT AT THE AGE OF 24 WHILE SERVING WITH NO. 1 FERRY PILOTS POOL-WHITE WALTHAM, AIR TRANSPORT AUXILIARY WHEN HIS AVRO ANSON MK. 1 (W1793) CRASHED IN BAD WEATHER AT BUCKLES HEATH, SOUTH STAINMORE, CUMBRIA, ENGLAND ON FEBRUARY 8, 1942. BURIED AT ALTRINCHAM CEMETERY, ALTRINCHAM, CHESHIRE, ENGLAND.