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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Royce Norval Coleman

Hometown

Robstown, 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 FLIGHT SERGEANT AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN A FLYING ACCIDENT AT THE AGE OF 26 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 1404 (METEROLOGICAL) FLIGHT, ROYAL AIR FORCE (COASTAL COMMAND) WHEN HIS LOCKHEED HUDSON MK III (AE550) CRASHED NEAR COLTISHALL, NORFOLK, ENGLAND ON MARCH 11, 1942. BURIED AT SCOTTOW CEMETERY, SCOTTOW, NORFOLK, ENGLAND.