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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Elden Eves

Hometown

Black River, New York

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. EARNED HIS PILOT'S FLYING BADGE AT NO. 14 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL, AYLMER, ONTARIO ON SEPTEMBER 26, 1941. KILLED IN A FLYING ACCIDENT AT THE AGE OF 20 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 56 OPERATIONAL TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL AIR FORCE (FIGHTER COMMAND) WHEN HIS HAWKER HURRICANE MK 1 (W9206) CRASHED AT FAIRFIELD FARM, CLENCHWARTON, NORFOLK, ENGLAND ON JANUARY 21, 1942. BURIED AT ST. MATTHEW CHURCHYARD BURIAL GROUNDS, SUTTON BRIDGE, LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND. COMMEMORATED ON THE CLENCHWARTON AIRCREW WAR MEMORIAL AND ON THE WORLD WAR II HONOR ROLL, JEFFERSON COUNTY, NEW YORK.