St Catharines, Ontario
355 Squadron (Liberamus Per Caerula). Liberator aircraft EV 902 was engaged in a bombing operation over northern Burma and was flying in a formation at 1,000 feet when it collided with another Liberator aircraft. Flying Officer Fitzgerald's aircraft went into a spin and both aircraft crashed near Chinya Village, Burma. Sixteen airmen, not Canadians, were also killed.
Fitzgerald, John Bernard (Flying Officer)
Killed in Action 1944-September-16
Birth Date: 1924-July-28
Born:
Parents: Son of John and Lillian Fitzgerald, of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
Spouse:
Home: St Catharines, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
355 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Liberamus Per Caerula We liberate through tropical skies
Base
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Air Gunner
Service Numbers
J/25844
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)