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CANADA, Raymond Franklin - Date of
birth
4 August 1919 -
Age
24 -
Place of birth
Chatham County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina -
Ethnicity
White -
Religion
Protestant
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34314828 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner -
Unit
322nd Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 August 1943 - Place of
death
Geisenheim, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 31 | 73 |
Immediate family
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Members
Deady M. Canada (father(
Ina B. (Foushee) Canada (mother)
Robert U. Canada (brother)
Doris Canada (sister)
Della M. Canada (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-5139 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Chief Sly II
Destination: Schweinfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the ball bearing Industry
MACR: 276
More information
Sgt Raymond F. Canada enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 5 August 1942.S/Sgt Norbert G. Mathias:
An aircraft in our group right behind and to our right believed to be A/C 139 with #3 and #4 engine out and whole wing on fire was seen to hit the ground 10 miles south of Aachen at 1405 hours. It is believed that 4 parachutes came from this aircraft.
He is remembered at the Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church Cemetery in Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Fruitful Branches, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Barbara T
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Holly Berry / Susan Hall