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F/O Warren Bretall Mayes |
Born: 24 March 1921 - Oak Park, Illinois Parents: Arthur Mayes & Vera Bretall-Mayes Sibling: 1 sister, 2 brothers Home: - 1438 South Eleventh Avenue - Maywood, Illinois Education: - Garfield School - Proviso Township High School - Class of 1939 Enlisted: - Royal Canadian Air Force - 1 October 1941 - joined because he could not find work and because the United States was not involved in the war Serial Number: J/14770 Training: - Canadian Forces Base, Winnipeg, Manitoba - No. 4 Bombing and Gunnery School - Fingal, Ontario - trained as navigator Rank: Flying Officer Unit: - 419th Bomber Squadron, No. 3 Group Bomber Command Stationed: - Royal Air Force Lemming, North Yorkshire, England Engagements: - bombing missions over Germany Killed in Action: - plane shot down over Waalre, The Netherlands - 29 June 1943 Buried: - Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Netherlands - Link #2 - Plot: XV Row: F Grave: 2 |
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